Craic is a word in common usage in Ireland meaning fun, enjoyment, or good times, often in the context of drinking or music. It can also mean a person who is good company. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... This article is about an emotion. ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions vary. ...

The word originally comes from the English word crack, used in the more archaic sense of "fun" (cf. "to crack a joke"). This was borrowed into the Irish language with a gaelicised spelling, and the Irish spelling has recently been reborrowed into Hiberno-English to denote a specifically Irish concept of "fun". Until the 1980s this spelling was unknown in English: Barney Rush's 1960s song "The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man" uses the older spelling. A loanword is a word directly taken into by one language from another with little or no translation. ... Irish (Gaeilge), a Goidelic language spoken in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, is constitutionally recognized as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ... A loanword is a word directly taken into by one language from another with little or no translation. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

Examples of use would be a reply to the question, "How was your evening?" such as "Aye, it was good craic," which could mean several things, but implies that the evening was enjoyable. Craic is deliberately vague in its explanation, as it is used in several contexts, particularly and usually by Irish people, to convey or imply many different feelings or convictions. It is not used, however, evasively or to avoid giving information.

Craic can also be used in a negative sense, such as, "Oh, that's bad craic," meaning something negative that happened with intent. However, the positive usage of the word remains more prevalent.

There are also similarities to the Irish Gaelic word carraig, and the Scottish Gaelic word creag for "rock", which are both pronounced with a hard /k/ at the end. For example, the anglicization of this Irish term for "rock" is "carrick." // Meaning Derived from the Irish Language carraig and/or the Scottish Gaelic language creag, both meaning rock. Places Craig, Colorado Craig, Alaska Craig, Nebraska Craig, Missouri Craig, Iowa Craig County, Oklahoma Hundreds, or possibly thousands of places with crags in Scotland. ... // Meaning Derived from the Irish Language carraig and/or the Scottish Gaelic language creag, both meaning rock. Places Craig, Colorado Craig, Alaska Craig, Nebraska Craig, Missouri Craig, Iowa Craig County, Oklahoma Hundreds, or possibly thousands of places with crags in Scotland. ...

Examples

• English: "How was your evening?" "Aye, it was good craic."
• English: "What's the craic?"
• Irish: Bhí craic agus ceol againn. We had fun and music.

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External links

• Declensions of craic in Irish