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taig

/teɪɡ/

taig noun: an Irish Catholic.

Noun (1)

taig (plural taigs)

  1. (Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, derogatory, especially, slur) An Irish Catholic.

Noun (2) capitalized: Taig

Taig (plural Taigs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of taig (“Roman Catholic”).
    • Ya Fenian cunt. Ya shiftless fucking soapdodging Taig.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 289

Forms of taig

pluraltaigs
alternative formTaig
pluralTaigs

Origin of taig

From the Irish forename Tadhg (anglicised as Taig or Teague), which was historically one of the commonest names in Ireland. Compare paddy, mick, tim.

Questions about taig

What does taig mean?
Taig means an Irish Catholic.
What part of speech is taig?
Taig is a noun.
How do you pronounce taig?
Taig is pronounced /teɪɡ/.
What is the plural of taig?
The plural of taig is taigs.

Words near taig in the dictionary

  1. taids
  2. Taierhchwang
  3. Taierzhuang
  4. Taif
  5. taifa
  6. taig
  7. taiga
  8. taiga flycatcher
  9. taiga flycatchers
  10. taigas
  11. taigheirm

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