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Irishy

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English

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Etymology

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From Irish +‎ -y.

Adjective

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Irishy (comparative more Irishy, superlative most Irishy)

  1. Characteristic of the Irish, Irishlike
    • 1973, The Malahat Review, numbers 26-28, page 120:
      In her books, O'Brien evokes an Irishy heroine who recalls one of those poor white trashy girls with whom from time to time one sees a black man saddled []