(Ireland) A kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.
(Ireland) A kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.
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An Irish term for a small fish — specifically the minnow, but used more broadly for any tiny, insignificant fish. Extended figuratively to describe an insignificant or unimportant person: someone too small to matter. The diminutive '-een' suffix is characteristically Irish, adding a sense of smallness.