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I read it as Nacker news and thought it was going to be news of interest to nackers https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-words-we-use-1.111402

For some extra context on that link given it's a very old article: in modern discourse that word is quickly becoming the Irish equivalent to the "n word" in the US (known in Ireland as the "k word").

Ireland being a relatively small country, with slightly less influence on international cultural norms compared to the US, I don't think the taboo around its use outside of Ireland will ever be quite as strong as it is for the "n word", but still... worth mentioning.

Re: Nacker Hews

#54

I read it as Nacker news and thought it was going to be news of interest to nackers https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-words-we-use-1.111402

For some extra context on that link given it's a very old article: in modern discourse that word is quickly becoming the Irish equivalent to the "n word" in the US (known in Ireland as the "k word"). Ireland being a relatively small country, with slightly less influence on international cultural norms compared to the US, I don't think the taboo around its use outside of Ireland will ever be quite as strong as it is f…

sorry, I was unaware of that, although I was actually unaware of the newer meanings of the word anyway and thought of it as someone who made saddles.
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