bosthoon
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of bosthoon
C19: from Irish Gaelic bastún , from Old French baston penis
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No, I won't," she replied; "no, I won't, you bosthoon, whoever you are.
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
An ye'll all get the like o' that, every bosthoon among yez, av ye get Home Rule.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Robert John Buckley
"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 Jane Barlow
"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 William Carleton
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 Finley Peter Dunne
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