Quare

n.

Heard in Wexford, Cavan, Waterford, Kildare, Clare, Donegal, Fermanagh, Derry, Kerry, Down and Wicklow

Very or extremely. Also: strange or odd.

In use

Kilkenny are quare bad a hurlin" "That fella is quare fine!" "Anythin Quare?

Posh English

The Kilkenny team are remarkably poor at hurling. That fellow is remarkably attractive. Is anything the matter?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Quare hawkAn odd or eccentric fellow.
  • Chancin quare onesAttempting to secure a romantic or sexual encounter with an unsavoury young woman.
  • Quare badExtremely or intensely bad.
  • Quare oneOne's wife, girlfriend or regular female partner.
  • Quare sickenedDisappointed or feeling quite downhearted.
  • Quare tacA peculiar and potent mixture of different alcoholic drinks in a single glass.