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nabocklish, int. Irish dial.|naˈbɒklɪʃ|
Also nabochlish, na bocklish, naboklish.
[Ir. na not + bac, imp. sing. of bacaim ‘I meddle’ + leis with it: lit. ‘don't meddle with it’.]
Never mind! Leave it alone!
1841C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley I. ii. 10 Arrest him! —na bocklish—catch a weasel asleep. 1843W. Carleton Traits & Stories Irish Peasantry (new ed.) I. 341 But, naboklish! what'll ye have! 1867P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xxi. 129 But, nabochlish, we will find ourselves in the wrong box, maybe. 1917J. Morley Recollections II. v. iii. 222 When I hear or read some malicious or injurious word in politics, I find real comfort in saying to myself ‘Nabochlish!’ 1939C. Morley Kitty Foyle xxix. 285 Like Pop said sometimes, nabocklish! which is Irish for let's not worry too much. |