Good?

n.

Heard in Wicklow and Sligo

Means "Hello, how are you? I hope you are having a lovely day, I am fine thank you for asking."

In use

Good buck, what's the craic?

Posh English

Good day fellow, what is the general news?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Sligo (not in the dictionary)
  • Good aweA greeting common in the Bunclody area of Wexford, equivalent to 'how are you?' or…
  • Good lumAn exclamation of shock or surprise, akin to "good lord" or "good grief."
  • Quere goodVery good indeed.
  • Some goodUsed to express that something is very good indeed.
  • Pet dayAn isollated day of fine weather during a spell of bad weather.
  • Not a hopeAbsolutely not; a firm and unequivocal refusal. Pronounced 'norra hope'.