bosthoon

/ (ˈbɒsduːn) /

noun

Irish a boor

Nearby words

bossism, bossman, bossuet, bossuet, jacques bénigne, bossy, bosthoon, boston, boston bag, boston baked beans, boston bluefish, boston brown bread

Word Origin for bosthoon

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

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Examples from the Web for bosthoon

Don't you know the differ, Sir, between a threat an' a warnin', you bosthoon?'
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
"Blackmoor was an ass; but maybe he was as great a bosthoon in physic as in poetry," rejoined Billy, promptly.
The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever
Some Tipperary bosthoon endangering the lives of the citizens.
Ulysses|James Joyce
An ye'll all get the like o' that, every bosthoon among yez, av ye get Home Rule.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)