"craic" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Doublet of crack",
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Irish craic, itself borrowed from Northern English crack, inherited from Middle English crak (“loud conversation, bragging talk”). Doublet of crack.",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "craic killer"
        },
        {
          "word": "what's the craic"
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          "ref": "2007, Kevin Cullen, His peace in poetry, The Boston Globe",
          "text": "He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.",
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        "Fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation."
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        "(Ireland) Fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation."
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "fun",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "plezier"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "fun",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "diversión"
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          "sense": "fun",
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          "word": "craic"
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          "sense": "fun",
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      "ipa": "/kɹæk/"
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      "rhymes": "-æk"
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      "homophone": "crack"
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  "word": "craic"
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fun",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "plezier"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diversión"
    },
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      "sense": "fun",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "craic"
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      "sense": "fun",
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      "sense": "fun",
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        "masculine"
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    }
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  "word": "craic"
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