Craic

Quick meaning: Craic is a noun meaning (Ireland) Often preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable company; also, pleasant conversation.

Meaning

(Ireland) Often preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable company; also, pleasant conversation.

Example Sentences

"Sure, it will be a bit of craic," said Beth, "when's the last time a fortune teller came anywhere near here?"

"The craic" is how the Irish celebrate life – with music, with laughter, with joy, with old friends (and new friends just waiting to be made). […] Be careful. "The craic" is mighty!

[Brendan] Kennelly has been sober for 21 years, but couldn't resist popping into some of the city's myriad Irish pubs. He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.

‘It is a great atmosphere, isn’t it?’ Leon was enthusiastic, not at all cryptic or withdrawn, wholeheartedly enjoying the ‘craic’, as he called it, slapping his hand on the table in time to the bodhrán rhythm from the group singing itself hoarse and unharmonious on the stage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include craik, craytur, ceilidh, cruiskeen, crathur, ceili.

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