"fleg" meaning in English

See fleg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: flegs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fleg (plural flegs), {{tlb|en|Northern Irish|humorous}} (Northern Ireland, humorous)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of flag, representing Ulster English. Tags: Northern-Ireland, alt-of, humorous, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: flag, representing Ulster English
    Sense id: en-fleg-en-noun-36LWwADo Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, Ulster English, English entries with incorrect language header, Northern Irish English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Northern Irish English: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (by extension) The Union Flag. Tags: Northern-Ireland, broadly, humorous
    Sense id: en-fleg-en-noun-9FHgmLQs

Inflected forms

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