stirabout

English

Etymology

stir +‎ about

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɜːɹəˌbaʊt/

Noun

stirabout (countable and uncountable, plural stirabouts)

1. (Ireland) porridge
   • 1914, James Joyce, “The Dead”, in Dubliners:

     He's really an awful bother, what with green shades for Tom's eyes at night and making him do dumb-bells, and forcing Eva to eat the stirabout.

2. (Ireland) A commotion.