[ teɪg ]
■ noun informal, offensive (in Northern Ireland) a Protestant name for a Catholic.
Origin
1970s: var. of Teague , anglicized spelling of the Ir. name Tadhg , a nickname for an Irishman.
[ teɪg ]
■ noun informal, offensive (in Northern Ireland) a Protestant name for a Catholic.
Origin
1970s: var. of Teague , anglicized spelling of the Ir. name Tadhg , a nickname for an Irishman.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004