Craic
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kɹæk/
- Homophones: crack
Origin
Borrowing from ga {{2}}, from English crack, in turn from Middle English crak ("loud conversation, bragging talk").
Full definition of craic
Noun
craic
(uncountable)- (Irish, Geordie) fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation.
- 2007, Kevin Cullen, His peace in poetry, The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/11/19/his_peace_in_poetry/He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.