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[–]Newmug 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Gaelic seems to have added words of positivity! eg Smashing comes from "Is maith é sin', which means 'thats good'. Galore comes from 'Go leor', which means 'altogether'. 'Craic' means fun / excitement. Smithereens is a direct loan word which means exactly the same thing in both languages. And best of all - Whiskey, 'Uisce beatha', literally translates as 'the water of life'

[–]aThievingStableboy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

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[–]Newmug 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Another one is 'Gorgeous' - from the Gaelic word 'gairdeas', which means someone bright, vibrant, funny.