Hawk

n.

Heard in Waterford and Offaly

A term used for anyone from the Hillview area of Waterford.

In use

A leav him alone boi, he's a hawk.

Posh English

Leave the fellow alone, my boy. He hails from Hillview.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Quare hawkAn eccentric or peculiar person.
  • Queer hawkAn odd or eccentric person.
  • Shyte-hawkA gobshyte, often used to describe someone with a large cranium, metaphorically speaking.
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