Irishism

[ ahy-ri-shiz-uhm ]

noun

1. a custom, manner, practice, idiom, etc., characteristic of the Irish.

Irishism

/ ˈaɪrɪˌʃɪzəm /

noun

1. an Irish custom or idiom

Word History and Origins

Origin of Irishism¹

First recorded in 1725–35; Irish + -ism

Example Sentences

Mrs. Maper corrected the Irishism by saying, "Do you mean dismiss?"

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Yet it is an incident worth lingering on; the depravity, savagery and degraded Irishism being never so well admitted.

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No man in the industrial machine is a free-will agent, except the large capitalist, and he isn't, if you'll pardon the Irishism.

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Said hole being usually filled—to use an Irishism—with a center-table loaded to the guards with art portfolios.

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We have a lot of Irishmen on board which explains this Irishism.

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