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class
/klɑːs/CLASS
Local meaning
Excellent, very good, stylish, or impressive.
Irish speakers may use class as a stand-alone positive evaluation or before another word. It can praise quality, skill, entertainment, clothing, or an experience without referring to school or social rank.
Examples in context
- That goal was class.
- The whole weekend was absolutely class.
How it is used
Often overlaps with deadly and brilliant, but each speaker and region has its own preferences and intensity.
Positive, enthusiastic, admiring, or casual.
Sport, entertainment, fashion, food, and social plans.
Commonly understood in Ireland; naturalness varies by region, generation, and relationship.
Do not assume every use concerns education or social class.
Spelling and scope
Contemporary Irish English, with regional and generational variation.
- Search and reference forms
that's classpure classclass altogether
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Common patterns
- that’s class
- pure class
- absolutely class
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
These sources support the vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, or cultural context. The entry remains open to correction from Irish speakers, regional communities, and qualified reviewers.
- The Oxford Handbook of Irish EnglishOxford University Press
Comprehensive scholarly overview of English varieties across the island of Ireland, including history, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics, and regional variation.
- The Vocabulary of Irish EnglishOxford Academic
Scholarly chapter on the vocabulary of Irish English and the corpus evidence used to describe it.