term of endearment

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In the article atm: "originating from the Irish 'mo chara'". Does it? Or does it just sound vaguely like it? Hakluyt bean (talk) 14:17, 2 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

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Moved the following content from the article as it has no place in a disambiguation article:

  • A colloquial term of endearment, originating from the Irish 'mo chara' meaning 'my friend'. Commonly used as a greeting in Scotland and Ireland.
  • Is a common greeting in the West Country of England and South Wales, (All'rite mucker) Meaning "Are you ok my friend". Similar to "How are you" in common English.
  • A person that has run amok; a piece of fictional slang from the Hugo Award-winning novel Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner.

Lmatt (talk) 11:31, 15 May 2011 (UTC)Reply