mustar gan ghustal

Irish

Alternative forms

mustar gan gustal (Munster)[1][2]

Etymology

Literally, “muster without belongings”

Phrase

mustar gan ghustal

delusions of grandeur, all show and no go

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 85
“mustar gan gustal”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mustar gan ghustal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “mustar gan ghustal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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