10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIDDICOY»
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diddicoy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
diddicoy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The book is the first of Irish-American author Eamon Loingsigh's Auld Irishtown trilogy, which delves into the stories and lore of the gangs and families growing up in this under-documented area of Brooklyn’s Irish underworld.
Eamon Loingsigh, Peter Carlaftes, 2014
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The Chambers Dictionary
[Gr di- twice, and dakt\los finger, toe] didakai, didakei See diddicoy didapper ,/; '
dap-ir, n the dabchick or little grebe; someone who disappears and bobs up
again, [dive and dapper, a variant of dipper; cf OE dufedoppa pelican] didascalic
...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
Since around 1920 or earlier. di-da, di-da, di-da a mocking burden to a long-
drawn-out explanation or complaint. didakai, diddicoy or diddikoi see didicoi.
diddle 1 to swindle, to cheat, as in I've been diddled!; to diddle the taxman. Since
the ...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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The Politics and Poetics of Contemporary English Tragedy
Right in your fuckin' skull, pikey. You did. You diddicoy maggot. Living on a
rubbish tip. Worzel Maggot. Stig of the Dump. Thinks he's the Pied Piper. You're
the lowest piece of shit in this forest, mate. It's you and me now, you fucking
snake.
Maybe he won't look so handsome after this, but he can cour for a diddicoy.'
Jesse's use of the word diddicoy, or outcast, made Rawnie slap him hard, but
Jesse just laughed and shook his head which must have been stinging. He
ambled off ...
Ursula Bloom's great-grandmother, Frances Graver Smith, the famed Rose of
Norfolk, who married a royal chaplain and was presented at Court, was the
daughter of an unmarried diddicoy. Fortunately Miss Bloom tells us what a
diddicoy is ...
3. The. new. diddicoy. Coming from Hendon towards Ml with a Wigan driver we
swung away from the roadworks onto the straight and he says. Cross your finger,
brother, here come the vulture straits. The truck shuddered and his foot went ...
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The Ploughman's Progress
"Diddicoy! He dared say that! — it's a he — I'm no diddicoy" — his rare, slow
anger choked him. He had sprung up, and stood glaring at Parish with suffused
eyes. "Keep cool, Fred, and sit down again. You must realize it's a thing people
will ...
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There Be Goblins in the Wood!™
The last time all the Wooders gathered together for a council was when Ivy, the
witch of Wooky Hole, had explained to them why they had been changed from
diddicoy folk into tree people, and how 'tween time would work. They gathered ...
The Diddicoy gypsies camped on the hill for a whole summer and all the
hedgehogs disappeared for a couple of years. They covered them with thick,
yellow clay from the tide and baked them in the bottom of their camp fires. All
through the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIDDICOY»
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diddicoy is used in the context of the following news items.
The Whiskey Wars in Brooklyn's Irishtown (PHOTOS)
Eamon Loingsigh is the author of Light of the Diddicoy, the first book in the Auld Irishtown trilogy. The second book is due out March, 2016 via ... «IrishCentral, Dec 14»
Glencoco in triumph over adversity at Craigie Autumn Hunter Trials
The daughter of Stanhopes Diddicoy, which was bred out of Duncrahill Valiant, had competed extensively at Pony Club and riding club ... «The Courier, Oct 14»
The Irish in Brooklyn: then and now
Set amongst the laborers and gangs of the Irish-controlled waterfront, "The Light of the Diddicoy" vividly reminds us of how the Irish shaped ... «IrishCentral, Jul 14»
Events in Connecticut for June 8-14, 2014
HAMDEN Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, Quinnipiac University Eamon Loingsigh reads from his book “Light of the Diddicoy.” June 12 at 5:30 ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
What's Eamon Loingsigh reading?
For St. Patrick's Day, Eamon Loingsigh, 43, will be celebrating the release of Light of the Diddicoy. His novel introduces the reader to Liam ... «Tampabay.com, Mar 14»
A look at books: From New York gangs to rural Limerick and modern …
Novelist Eamon Loingsigh has so comprehensively inhabited the teeming New York City of his debut novel Light of the Diddicoy that he ... «IrishCentral, Mar 14»
The power of family lore: uncovering Brooklyn's “Auld Irishtown”
Eamon Loingsigh's third book, a historical novel called “Light of the Diddicoy,” is due out soon. For his full story on Brooklyn's Irishtown, visit his ... «Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Apr 13»
Fraser's Phrases: Class War (Part 1)
It sits alongside such gypsy-baiting terms as pikey, and diddicoy as racially sensitive, and hugely emotive words which should be avoided at all ... «Anglophenia, Nov 11»
Jacqui Smith to present pornography documentaries on BBC Radio …
On Market Day, the main square was like Dodge City as Fenland agricultural workers and members of the diddicoy community converged on ... «Daily Mail, Feb 11»
This is the Home Service: 'Four Germans have escaped extradition'
At the High Court tomorrow, lawyers acting for a Mr Dermot O'Diddicoy will appeal against an eviction order served on members of the ... «Daily Mail, May 10»
