Irishism

American  

[ahy-ri-shiz-uhm] / ˈaɪ rɪˌʃɪz əm /

noun

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

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Irishism British  

/ ˈaɪrɪˌʃɪzəm /

noun

1. an Irish custom or idiom

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Etymology

Origin of Irishism

First recorded in 1725–35; Irish + -ism

Example Sentences

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Irishism

I subscribed at Leghorn two hundred Tuscan crowns to your Irishism committee; it is about a thousand francs, more or less.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

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

From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel

In two points only was the continuity of the Irishism of Ireland damaged.

From The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde by Duffy, Charles Gavan

"Dod—if the chickens have ett 'em can that make 'em green agin?" replied Sneak to Joe's Irishism.

From Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described by Jones, J. B. (John Beauchamp)

You fellows would have been nursing me behind my back, to use an Irishism, and trying to prevent my noticing it.

From The Mystery of the Green Ray by Le Queux, William