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Irish clubhouse

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Is it because of an old stereotype of the Irish as criminals, or because a lot of American police officers are/were Irish?”

Noun

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Irish clubhouse (plural Irish clubhouses)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A police station.