Tigeen

n.

Tigeen is Irish slang for little house, usually referred to in the first person possessive case.

Heard in Waterford

In use

I won't stay tonight girl, I'm goin' back to me own little tigeen

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I shall not remain this evening, my dear girl, for I am retiring to my own modest little cottage.

Questions

What does tigeen mean in Ireland?

Little house, usually referred to in the first person possessive case.

Where in Ireland do people say tigeen?

People say tigeen in Waterford.

How do you use tigeen in a sentence?

“I won't stay tonight girl, I'm goin' back to me own little tigeen”

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