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crachach
What does crachach mean?
The self-appointed Welsh-speaking elite — the media-arts-quango set who run things in Cardiff and Aberystwyth and think they should. Used with a curled lip. Wales's homegrown answer to the Tatler set, only with more eisteddfod tote bags.
"S4C is just jobs for the crachach, mun, always has been."
Origin
Welsh, literally 'scabs' or 'small fry' — used pejoratively for the snobby Welsh-speaking establishment, especially in media and the arts.
Frequently asked questions
What does crachach mean?
Crachach refers to the Welsh-speaking establishment elite — Wales's own snob or upper class.
How do you use crachach in a sentence?
"That gallery opening was full of the crachach."
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