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

See Examples For:

Irishism

If one can be pardoned for the Irishism of such a saying, homes are their own worst "banes."

From Bits about Home Matters by Jackson, Helen Hunt

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

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

"And an Irishism is a very good thing, too—when employed with intention," retorted her friend.

From The Cardinal's Snuff-Box by Harland, Henry

"Is that what they call an Irishism?" she asked, with polite curiosity.

From The Cardinal's Snuff-Box by Harland, Henry

The bird was the famous Archaeopteryx, found in the Solenhofen slate, and the first butterfly, to use an Irishism, was a moth, a sphinx moth, apparently about the size of the Convolvulus sphinx moth.

From The Naturalist on the Thames by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John)