Fionnbharr3d ago

Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:

Culchie

A ‘Culchie’ is someone that’s from rural Ireland. It’s thought that this word comes from the Irish for ‘Back of the house’, which is ‘Cúl an tí’.

It was a popular custom in rural Ireland to enter a house via the back door, rather than the front, to avoid dragging dirt in through the more formal entrance.

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Show threadPeter Brown
@Fionnbharr so any idea where the disgusting word teuchter comes from?
Mar 26 at 5:59pmWeb
Show threadFionnbharr3d ago
@peterbrown Its origins seem to be uncertain, with a number of competing ideas. But the one I like/prefer is that it's Gaelic derivation from tuath "peasantry, tenantry".
Have a look here:
https://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/teuchter
Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: teuchter

Show threadPeter Brown3d ago
@Fionnbharr sounds logical, thanks!