ruaille buaille

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish ruaille buaille.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌruːljə ˈbuːljə/

Noun

ruaille buaille (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, informal) Commotion; rowdiness; uproar; hubbub.

Derived terms

Irish

Etymology

Reduplication of an expressive formation of ruaill (“rush; dash; hurried visit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɾˠuəl̠ʲə ˈbˠuəl̠ʲə/

Noun

ruaille buaille m (genitive singular ruaille buaille)

  1. ruaille buaille (commotion; rowdiness; uproar)

Descendants

  • → English: ruaille buaille
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