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macushla

Definitions

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  • noun My darling, my dear.

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  • noun (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling

Etymologies

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From Irish mo ‘my’ + cuisle ‘pulse’.

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hypernyms (7)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. darling
  2. dearie
  3. deary
  4. ducky
  5. favorite
  6. favourite
  7. pet

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. acushla

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  • sionnach commented on the word macushla

    a mawkish addition, to be sure, but included because one of my grandmothers used to say this when I was growing up. Derived from the Irish 'mo chuisle', it means (literally) my pulse.

    February 20, 2007

  • chained_bear commented on the word macushla

    Now fairly well known from the movie "Million-Dollar Baby" (2004). Though I've seen it with several different spellings.

    October 18, 2007