Irishism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A word, phrase, idiom, or expression chiefly used in Irish English.

    "And in the same short poem, we have these additional Irishisms in the rhymes : "But let me now awhile survey, Our madam o'er her ev'ning tea." "Hypocrisy with frown severe, Scurrility with gibing air.""

  2. 2
    A word, phrase, or idiom of Irish Gaelic (especially as borrowed into another language).

    "This fact, like so many others, is accounted For in part by Irishisms in southern Scottish Gaelic, in part by the strong Scottish influence on northern Irish. The most significant trait in the nominal inflexion is the plural termination —(c)an, which ..."

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"And in the same short poem, we have these additional Irishisms in the rhymes : "But let me now awhile survey, Our madam o'er her ev'ning tea." "Hypocrisy with frown severe, Scurrility with gibing air.""

Etymology

From Irish + -ism.

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