Irish car bomb

noun

An American bomb shot cocktail made by dropping a shot of Irish cream and whiskey into a glass of stout.

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Meanings

nounIrish car bomb (plural Irish car bombs)

plural Irish car bombs

  1. offensivepossiblyAn American bomb shot cocktail made by dropping a shot of Irish cream and whiskey into a glass of stout.

    Irish car bombs were a sneaky drink—they tasted like a chocolate milk shake, and more than once he'd been seduced into drinking several of them. It was only after he stood up that he realized how much of a wallop they packed.

    2013, Lara Lacombe, Deadly Contact, page 12

Origin

Irish cream and whiskey are traditionally Irish drinks, and car bombs were used during The Troubles.

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APA

Irish car bomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20car%20bomb

MLA

“Irish car bomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20car%20bomb. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irish car bomb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20car%20bomb.

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