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noun
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, humorous, literary, uncountable
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noun
The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
capability and generosity
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, humorous, literary, uncountable
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noun
The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
competence, flair
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, humorous, literary, uncountable
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noun
The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
peevishness, ill temper
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, humorous, literary, uncountable
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History
Coined by Brendan Behan, using the learned suffix -osity. Augustine Martin suggests Blend of capability + generosity. Barry Baldwin suggests a link with Scots capernoity (“befuddled”) or Latin caper (“goat”).
