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Borrowed from Irish craic, itself borrowed from Northern English crack, inherited from Middle English crak (“loud conversation, bragging talk”). Doublet of crack.

• IPA^(key): /kɹæk/

• Rhymes: -æk
• Homophone: crack

craic (uncountable)

1. (Ireland) Fun, especially through enjoyable company, a pleasant conversation.

   • 2007, Kevin Cullen, His peace in poetry‎^[1], The Boston Globe:

     He nursed bottled water and listened to the accents, the stories, the craic.

   • 2015, Ben Ritchie, “A Bit of Craic”, in Original Writing from Ireland’s Own: An Anthology of the Best Stories from the Annual Writing Competitions Run by Ireland’s Premier Family Magazine, 2015 edition, Dublin: Original Writing, →ISBN, section “Highly Commended”, page 180:

     “Sure, it will be a bit of craic,” said Beth, “when’s the last time a fortune teller came anywhere near here?”

• ARCIC, Ricca, circa

From English crack.

• IPA^(key): /kɾˠac/

craic f (genitive singular craice, nominative plural craiceanna)

1. crack
2. conversation, chat, fun
3. crazy person

• (fun): spórt, spraoi

• craiceáil (“crack”, verb)

• → English: craic

From English crack.

• IPA^(key): /kʰɾɛçc/

craic m (genitive singular craic, no plural)

1. craic, chat, fun