"Tost"

Translation: Toast

[Ash473779]

can this word have the same double meaning of being in trouble as it does in english slang? "TOST ydy e!" "he's TOAST!"

[shwmae]

Don't think so. "He's toast" as in "He's done for"?

[Ash473779]

Yeah,in that sense. I kinda regret asking now though, it is just slang that kids use really.

[shwmae]

There's nothing wrong with asking :) For "He's done for" you could use Mae (hi) wedi canu arno fe = "It's sung on him". I don't know why we say that, but it conveys more or less the same meaning.

[Ree509726]

It's in reference to dirges, if I remember correctly

[shwmae]

That's really interesting. Diolch.

[Cathal42]

In irish it's "tá a chosa nite" his feet are washed (for the coffin)

[susanescott]

Autocorrect messed up my answer, but then it said the correct answer was "Ill." Anyone know why?

[ibisc]

As well as being a noun meaning 'toast', tost is also an adjective meaning 'ill'.