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- verb idiomatic, obsolete, slang An Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.
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The Classic 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue speculates "perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous."
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