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noun
An Irish Catholic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-Ireland, Scotland, UK, derogatory, especially, slur
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of taig (“Roman Catholic”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
From the Irish forename Tadhg (anglicised as Taig or Teague), which was historically one of the commonest names in Ireland. Compare paddy, mick, tim.
