Word up: how the hybrid became hip

Boogaloo A 1960s dance performed with fast swivelling shuffling movements; to move fast

BoogalooA 1960s dance performed with fast swivelling shuffling movements; to move fast. Bogadh luathMoving fast; moving quickly; fast rocking

Bunkum Humbug, nonsense, tall tales

Buanchumadh Perpetual invention; a long, made-up story

Dork A stupid person; an insignificant contemptible person

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Dorc A small, lumpish person; a midget, a dwarf

Dude A dapper dandy, a "swell", an affected, fastidious fop

Dúd: a foolish-looking fellow; a dolt; a numbskull

Phoney A fake, a sham; fake, bogus, false

Fáinne A ring. The word was later transformed into "fawney", meaning a fake gold ring

Puss A mouth, a face, a sour, pouting face; an ugly puss

Pus A lip, a mouth, a sulky expression, a pouty mouth

Jazz A name given to African-American music; excitement; passion, enthusiasm, heat

Teas Heat, passion, excitement, ardour, enthusiasm, anger, highest temperature