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Meaning of omadhaun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈɒmədɔːn/

Definitions

A fool, someone who is out of their senses, simpleton.

Ireland

Examples

“[…] an Omadhaun is a man who began life with some sense, but lost most of it on his journey.”
“It is supposed—they say, you know—to take place in the depot where they get these thundering big country fellows, omadhauns, you know, to drill.”
“Tin trumpets some of the omadhauns had brought along to bray with […]”
“"No, you omadhaun. It bites your shoulder, rips it right off."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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