dúshlán

• dubhshlán, dubh-shlán (obsolete)

From dú- +‎ slán.

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːl̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠuːl̪ˠan̪ˠ/

dúshlán m (genitive singular dúshláin, nominative plural dúshláin)

1. challenge (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not), dare

   dúshlán a fhreagairt ― to respond to/take up a challenge

   dúshlán a thabhairt ― to challenge, dare, brave, call out

2. defiance

   mo dhúshlán fút ― I defy you

   dúshlán Dé a thabhairt ― to fly in the face of God, to tempt providence

3. bravado

   Synonyms: gaisce, gaisciúlacht

   as dúshlán ― through bravado

• cuir dúshlán faoi (“to challenge, throw down the gauntlet to”)
• is é do dhúshlán é (“it is as much as one can do”)
• do dhúshlán! (“I dare you!”)

• “dúshlán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dub”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “duḃṡlán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 267
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúshlán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79