capernosity

noun4

1. •
   (Ireland, literary) capability and generosity
2. •
   (Ireland, literary) competence, flair
3. •
   (Ireland, literary) peevishness, ill temper
4. •
   (Ireland, literary) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include

   • … in Howth they have a paper of their own, in which is reported the wedding of a girl from the Hill. The affair was carried out with function and capernosity, by all accounts … — 1955