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  • noun slang, Ireland, pejorative fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male)
  • noun slang, Ireland, vulgar penis

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Examples

  • The gamut of India's diverse citizens, whether he be Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, or Christian, all share in the daily langer, which is freely distributed food cooked in a large, communal pot.

    Wajahat Ali: Indian Muslims: Defining their Loyalty After Mumbai Attacks 2009

  • At Baltal, the Board officials went round the Base Camp and reviewed the pace of progress on the installation of toilet blocks, preparation of langer and tenting sites and provision of other facilities.

    Shrine Board team visits Amarnath; reviews post-snow situation 2009

  • The stay of sadhus has been arranged at schools and temples with proper basic amenities and free langer.

    Entire administration gear up in view of Amarnath Yatra 2009

  • And to fight that evolution with language conservatism, or to react in a way that the denizens of Language Log would say requires "langer management," that seems a bit petty.

    My mechanic Steve 2007

  • And to fight that evolution with language conservatism, or to react in a way that the denizens of Language Log would say requires "langer management," that seems a bit petty.

    My mechanic Steve 2007

  • Cultural programmes by the Songs & Drama Division organized at Government Higher Secondary School, All India Devotional Song Competition at Shri Yog Ashram, religious discourses at Regunath Mandir, free langer by Seva Bharti and exhibition stalls by various departments were the other highlights of the Festival which is attracting thousands of devotees and locals.

    Navratra festival--1.70 lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at Vaishno Devi during first five Navratras 2009

  • The night before the funeral, Dougal could keep his awn counsel nae langer; he came doun with his proud spirit, and fairly asked auld Hutcheon to sit in his room with him for an hour.

    Redgauntlet 2008

  • February 16, 2008 at 5:37 pm formily gruntled kitteh iz gno langer gruntled

    meh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • RethinkingMedia » Blog Archive » “Het ‘artikel’ is niet langer de bouwsteen van de journalistiek” says:

    The building block of journalism is no longer the article « BuzzMachine 2008

  • “An they come not back the sooner,” said Tibb, “they will fare the waur, for the meat will be roasted to a cinder — and there is poor Simmie that can turn the spit nae langer: the bairn is melting like an icicle in warm water — Gang awa, bairn, and take a mouthful of the caller air, and I will turn the broach till ye come back.”

    The Monastery 2008

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  • "How would Little Kate know anything then, except that her tongue is as long as a langer?"

    The Dirty Dust by Máirtín Ó Cadhain, translated by Alan Titley, p 90

    June 5, 2016