Ould
Pronunciation
- Ireland IPA: /aÊŠld/
Full definition of ould
Adjective
ould
- (slang, Ireland) old, aged, long-established
- "The Ould Lammas Fair takes place in Ballycastle, Co. Antrim on the last Monday and Tuesday in August. It's one of the oldest fairs in Ireland"The Ould Lammas Fair from irishcultureandcustoms.com
- "But, begonnies, in three months I was able to send home for the ouldest little girl--she was only nine years of age."Maguire, John Francis The Irish in America, CHAPTER XVI....concluded (1868)
- "maybe they'd come round you to play wid you, an' then what's the harum, barrin' they're not any o' the grown brats, as ould or oulder than yourself, that you're behoulden to keep at a distance"Banim, John The Nowlans, Vol. 1, Chap. 3 (1825)
ould
- (slang, Ireland) term of denigration
- "Sonny'll tell you all about it, but pay no heed to him. He's only an ould goat anyway."Taylor, Patrick An Irish Country Doctor, p.85 0765319950 Macmillan (2008)
- (slang, Ireland) term of diminution (often affectionate)
- for home entertainment they then have to endure the bloody Afternoon Show on RTE, all that bullshit about cookery and clothes and celebrity gossip, when all they want is an ould song from Johnny McEvoy.Lynch, Declan "Why those poor ould fellas deserved to have their say" Sunday Independent (October 14 2007)
Usage notes
Used in spelling pronunciations of popular speech.