Definitions for Irishism

Irishism I·rish·ism

Spelling: [ahy-ri-shiz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈaɪ rɪˌʃɪz əm/

Irishism is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in Irishism (hiiimrss).

Definitions for Irishism

noun

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

Origin of Irishism

First recorded in 1725-35; Irish + -ism

Examples for Irishism

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

No man in the industrial machine is a free-will agent, except the large capitalist, and he isn't, if you'll pardon the Irishism.

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

Kilt, an Irishism for badly beaten, but by no means equivalent with killed.

We have a lot of Irishmen on board which explains this Irishism.

There was certainly somewhat of an Irishism in the baronet's remark.

To use an Irishism, this neck had been the "Achilles' heel" of Israel throughout her history.

It is an unwritten law among the men that the only crime involved in stealing liquor is—using an Irishism—not to steal it.

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

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

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