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Cead Mile Failte 

A traditional Irish Gaelic greeting meaning "A Hundred Thousand Welcomes"

Cead- Hundred
Mile- Thousand
Failte- Welcome(s)

Something you might see on a sign at an airport when arriving in Ireland
Tom went to answer the knock at the door and hollered "Cead mile failte!" as he answered it and saw his family from over in the states.
Cead Mile Failte by yaboymd January 20, 2019
Related Words

an bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas 

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas is a common phrase in Irish Primary schools. When asking to use the bathroom, many teachers would only accept the question in Irish.
"Miss O' Shea, an bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas ?"

"Sure Tommy, Go ahead"

lice capades 

The fun that ensues from your kids and consequent family getting lice.
I'm almost finished washing everything in our house, burning the couch and putting the kids in a plastic bag to isolate the infestation. It's so much fun! Welcome to the lice capades..
lice capades by cdafox July 16, 2010
Argentinian word used to indicate that someone or something is cool.
This party is so cool ! / Ésta fiesta está muy copada!
The teacher is very cool. / El profesor es muy copado.
copado by Conne September 22, 2015

shit capades 

Taking a really disgusting dump in at someone else's house or in a public place.
"I just destroyed that bathroom."
"Shit capades are so much fun."
shit capades by ShiftyNevada March 19, 2013

fight capades 

1) Fighting on ice, e.g. professional hockey.

2) A hockey game that has an inordinate amount of fights either throughout the game or simultaneously as in a bench-clearing brawl.
Fan 1: "Did you watch the Stanley Cup finals between the Penguins and the Redwings? Talbot fought Lindstrom, Fleury fought, Osgood fought Ericcson, Ericcson fought Talbot..."

Fan 2: "Oh, you mean the fight capades. Yeah, the Pens kicked their asses!"