Taig
n.— «They love to mock each other with grim, hate-ridden slogans like “Don’t be vague, kill a Taig (Catholic).”» —“On Belfast’s Walls, Hatred Rules OK” by Paul Majendie Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Nov. 29, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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