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noun
A poor migratory farm worker in Ireland, often viewed as a rascal or mischievous and cunning person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, ethnic, slur
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A good-for-nothing person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, endearing, sometimes
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History
A late 18th-century term, from Irish spailpín.
