bosthoon

British  

/ ˈbɒsduːn /

noun

1. a boor

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Etymology

Origin of bosthoon

C19: from Irish Gaelic bastún , from Old French baston penis

Example Sentences

A big bosthoon he is indeed, your honor.

From O'Flaherty V.C. : a recruiting pamphlet by Shaw, Bernard

Cousin George is a good man, an' I'm very fond iv him,—more be raison iv his doin' that May-o bosthoon Pat Mountjoy, but he has low tastes.

From Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War by Dunne, Finley Peter

"You couldn't now." exclaimed the simple-hearted priest; "why, then, I forgive you the pigs, you great, good-natured bosthoon."

From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William

"But indeed," she said, "if anythin' had took you, we'd ha' been in no hurry ever to set eyes on the other unlucky bosthoon."

From Strangers at Lisconnel by Barlow, Jane

Here he slackened his pace as we passed a small bosthoon driving a donkey, to call out facetiously, "Be good to your little brother, achree!"

From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith