Difference between revisions of "Kankan keening"
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| − | * ''''' | + | * '''keening:''' (''Anglo-Irish'') crying, wailing, lamenting, mourning |
| − | * ''''' | + | * '''ag caoineadh:''' (''Irish'') crying; keening |
Revision as of 06:50, 8 December 2006
- can-can: a French dance, usually performed on stage by the women of the chorus and once regarded as obscene
- k-k-keening → stutter, a sign of HCE's guilt
- can: a tin can
- keening: (Anglo-Irish) crying, wailing, lamenting, mourning
- ag caoineadh: (Irish) crying; keening
