g'hal

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See also: ghal and għal

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Supposed to evoke an Irish pronunciation of girl or gal.

Noun[edit]

g'hal (plural g'hals)

  1. (historical, slang) A rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.
    Coordinate term: b'hoy
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