noun phrase
General Slang
sound out
· noun phrase · irish
A genuinely decent, trustworthy person — the highest Irish compliment with minimum fuss.
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A solid, reliable, good-hearted person. In Ireland 'sound' on its own already means decent or trustworthy — sticking 'out' on the end intensifies it into a proper character endorsement. Calling someone a sound out is about as warm as Irish praise gets without anyone getting embarrassed.
“Ah Mick? He's a sound out — gave me a lift home and wouldn't take a fiver for petrol.”
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sound out In A Sentence
Ah Mick? He's a sound out — gave me a lift home and wouldn't take a fiver for petrol.
Origin & Usage
Extension of Hiberno-English 'sound' (good, reliable), itself from older British slang for something solid or trustworthy. The 'out' tag is an Irish intensifier pattern, similar to 'gas out' or 'mad out'.
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