smoked Irish

English

Etymology

From the joint low status of blacks and the Irish in Britain and the United States during the 19th century.

Noun

smoked Irish pl (plural only)

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur, dated) Synonym of blacks: black people.
2. (derogatory, ethnic slur, dated, by extension) The Irish and their worldwide descendants, regardless of skin colour.

Related terms

• smoked Irishman