Craic

"Craic" (/kræk/ KRAK), or "crack", is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. It is often used with the definite article – the craic. The word has an unusual history; the English crack was borrowed into Irish as craic in the mid-20th century and the Irish spelling was then reborrowed into English. Under either spelling, the term has great cultural currency and significance in Ireland.

History

The term crack is ultimately derived from the Middle English crak, meaning "loud conversation, bragging talk". A sense of crack found in Northern England and Scotland meaning "conversation" or "news" produces expressions such as "What's the crack?", meaning "how are you?" or "have you any news?" The context involving "news" and "gossip" originated in Northern English and Scots. A book on the speech of Northern England published in 1825 equates crack with "chat, conversation, news". The Scottish song "The Wark o The Weavers" which dates back to the early part of the 19th century, published by David Shaw, who died in 1856, has the opening line "We're a' met thegither here tae sit and crack, Wi oor glasses in oor hands..." A collection of folk songs from Cumberland published in 1865 refers to villagers "enjoying their crack". A glossary of Lancashire terms and phrases published in 1869 lists crack as meaning "chat", as does a book on the local culture of Edinburgh published in the same year. Glossaries of the dialects of Yorkshire (1878), Cheshire (1886), and Northumberland (1892) equate crack variously with "conversation", "gossip", and "talk". These senses of the term entered Hiberno-English from Scots through Ulster at some point in the mid-20th century and were then borrowed into Irish.

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We've had enough of you
And your do as we say not as we do
Where the hell do you get off
Thinking your better than us
Who are you to make the rules
The same rules you always abuse
Your someone we'll never trust
We'll respect you when you respect us
We will thrive while were alive
Nobody's going to bring us down
We'll bend but never break
You can't take us
You cant make us quit
Never falter Never Fail
We've got the will to fight
The future is ours to take
You can't break us
You can't make us
Cracks in this armor hard to find
Search all you want but your wasting your time
No weak link No Achilles heel
Just a burn we'll make you feel
Formed from ire and angst
A deep resentment coming of age
Don't look now but here it comes
The revolution has now begun
There is nothing you can say or do
We'll anticipate your every move
You can do or you can die just stay out of the way
If you must try to fuck with us than you know this now
We will make you pay

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