Not to mention "crack":
- U.S. = cocaine; UK (Scottish) = (roughly) fun conversation or chat (My understanding is that it is an Anglicization of the Scots word "craic")
Have to say that I've never heard of that, Lynn. Which isn't to say that it isn't Scottish - could be more of a Highland than a Lowland word, or even just a regional variation outwith my area.
I have to say though that I've heard crack used frequently as a word for chat by Irish comedians on TV - which was my first exposure to the word and meaning. So perhaps your source is off by a few miles
and it's actually an Irish word, with its roots in Irish Gaelic rather than Scottish Gaelic.
LabRat
