Irish bull
noun
a paradoxical statement that appears at first to make sense. Example: He's the kind of guy who looks you right in the eye as he stabs you in the back.
Origin of Irish bull
1First recorded in 1795–1805
Words Nearby Irish bull
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How to use Irish bull in a sentence
Among the stock jokes it is oft averred The Irish bull is best of all the heard.
A Phenomenal Fauna | Carolyn WellsThe first tickled me exceedingly, as a genuine specimen of the so-called Irish bull.
Mathieu Ropars: et cetera | William Young
British Dictionary definitions for Irish bull
Irish bull
noun
a ludicrously illogical statement: See also bull 2
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