English Words from Irish

Guess the words borrowed from Irish (the Celtic language native to Ireland) that meet the definitions given below.

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Last updated: October 27, 2017

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Hint	Answer
female spirit heard keening when someone is about to die	banshee
wetland, often filled with peat	bog
machine used to tell time	clock
a whole lot; more than enough (rhymes with snore)	galore
mouth; someone astonished into silence is ___smacked	gob
fairy usually depicted as a short man with a pot of gold	leprechaun
rubber disc used in hockey (origin of word contested, but likely Irish)	puck
three-leafed clover	shamrock
habitually messy person	slob
phrase used as a company or group motto	slogan
tiny bits (usually of something that has been smashed or exploded)	smithereens
British term for what Americans call "pants"	trousers
alcoholic beverage of which Scotch is a variety	whiskey