Hiberno-English word/phrase of the day:
Giving out
Although many of us in Ireland think ‘Giving out’, which means ‘To scold/complain’, has a fairly obvious meaning, it’s one of many Irish slang words that causes widespread confusion to visitors.
It’s believed that it comes from the Irish words ‘Tabhairt amach’, which mean to ‘Give out’. For example, ‘Mary was giving out about what you did to her window!’.





