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Word of the Day – Latchico

By January 15, 2022Word of the Day

Latchico (noun) (Irish)

lach-i-ko

(derogatory) (informal)An uncouth or aggressive person, typically a man or boy, regarded as being of low social status.

1940s probably from Scottish latch ‘laziness, a lazy person’, from Old French laschier ‘to relax’.

Example sentences

“Everyone knows what a latchico he is.”

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