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Hibernicism
[ hahy-bur-nuh-siz-uhm ]
noun
- an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.
Hibernicism
/ haɪˈbɜːnɪəˌnɪzəm; haɪˈbɜːnɪˌsɪzəm /
noun
- an Irish expression, idiom, trait, custom, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hibernicism1
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Example Sentences
When it was brought to me, my toast (to use an Hibernicism) proved to be bread-and-butter.
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I well remember on one occasion when I was young in literature perpetrating a pretty strong Hibernicism in one of my books.
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"'T was merely a little Hibernicism, for which I beg your Eminence's indulgence," laughed she.
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