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- noun Ireland
envy
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Examples
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After hurling, our second national sport is begrudgery, so it was with no small disappointment we realised, in the wake of our victory at the Battle of Bengaluru, that rather than rail against the injustice of it all, our vanquished opponents seemed genuinely pleased for us.
Ireland expected England to hurl abuse in defeat, not throw flowers | Barry Glendenning 2011
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Describing a scene in "Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley" (1918) where two characters are mocked for their pretensions to individuality and refinement, Mr. Shannon puts in a good word for "the Irish art of begrudgery," the much-noted Celtic practice of ridiculing anyone in the community who had the temerity to stand out.
Visiting Cagney's Neighborhood Peter Duffy 2010
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Hopefully you won't change what you're doing because of the incomprehension and begrudgery of a very small majority.
Give 'em the Old Razzle-Dazzle, Razzle-Dazzle 'em. fusenumber8 2007
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At home, O'Brien was on the receiving end of a dose of old fashioned begrudgery after he asked audience members for a bit of hush during a headline turn at October's Hard Working
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Two of the most important reasons for the dismal state of Irish politics are anti-intellectualism and begrudgery.
Irish Blogs Independent.ie - Analysis RSS Feed 2010
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A good cause we all agree, without one bit of begrudgery.
Irish Blogs 2010
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Two of the most important reasons for the dismal state of Irish politics are anti-intellectualism and begrudgery.
Irish Blogs Independent.ie - Analysis RSS Feed 2010
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A good cause we all agree, without one bit of begrudgery.
Irish Blogs 2010
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Those STILL IN EMPLOYMENT must carry the burden FAIRLY, making more people unemployed is not spreading the pain, it is self defeating self satisfying begrudgery on your part.
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Well, more sneering and begrudgery at Susans fantastic performance.
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'That a billion euro property plan and a gaudy wedding celebration should be held up as cautionary exemplars of Ireland’s pursuit of money angers Mr. Dunne. In his view, it speaks to what some call the Irish disease.
“Jealousy and begrudgery are still alive and well in Ireland, and whoever eradicates them should be prime minister for life,�? he says as he tucks into a heaping plate of gravy-drenched turkey and mashed potatoes in the restaurant of one of the two hotels he owns — and is hoping to raze. “It’s part of the Irish psyche and it is the result of 800 years of being controlled by other people, of watching everything the master or landlord is doing�?.'
New York Times, Sunday January 4th, 2009
January 6, 2009