Being an Irish person, I regularly get asked what "craic" is. Its hard to describe it to be honest.
But what does "craic" mean to you?
I'll give you my interpretation after answering has finished.
Go raibh maith agat
2007-09-10 22:43:19 · 12 answers · asked by spick&span 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Fun
2007-09-14 22:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by Pacito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CRAIC.... a gaelic terms 'craic agus ceol' irish for music and atmosphere, craic refers to the buzz one gets from other people in anenironment say a pub environment i.e a kind of community spirit of fun and dancing and general happiness when socialising
2007-09-11 02:35:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the word crack, which recently has increasingly come to be spelled craic, means "fun, enjoyment, abandonment, or lighthearted mischief; often in the context of drinking or music". In Ireland, the spelling craic is now more common for this sense of the word crack. This sense is also current in North East England: in Newcastle upon Tyne there is a listings magazine called The Crack. A related sense of crack, not restricted to Ireland, is "joke, as in crack a joke or wise-crack. Another sense of crack, found in Scottish English, is "news, gossip, which influences the common Irish expression "What's the crack?", meaning "how are you?", "how have you been?", or "have you any news?"
2007-09-18 13:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by gladys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to come to Ireland for a pint and a bit of Craic!! I would like it if more people would say what they think it is and use it in a sentence !!
2007-09-11 04:41:38 · answer #4 · answered by Polar Molar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's such a multi-faceted word (at least when we use it in English).
I reckon it means:
a. News/information ("what's the craic?" = "what's new?"/"what's up?")
b. A certain kind of congenial, relaxed, welcoming attitude - a 'good vibe' ("it was good craic" = "there was a good atmosphere")
2007-09-10 22:47:48 · answer #5 · answered by bonshui 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kind of like whats the problem? whats the craic thats the only way i have ever heard it said.
2007-09-10 22:48:57 · answer #6 · answered by Annie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fun, enjoyment, abandonment, lighthearted,
It is usually mentioned in regard to music when there is a lot of drinking going on and things are getting silly.
2007-09-10 22:52:08 · answer #7 · answered by moonlight_is_harmonious_1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is when one bends over, and another drunken Irishman kicks him up the craic
2007-09-10 22:49:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
O M G!!!You're speaking gaelic!!I bought a gaelic language book with the intention of learning the language.I haven't got around to it yet.It'd be fun to learn Gaelic and then exchange emails with someone else who speaks it where i don't get rusty. :)
2007-09-11 00:51:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
craic means fun, it was good,
2007-09-10 22:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋