Norn Iron

Ireland/ˈnɔːn ˈaɪɹən/

proper noun

Northern Ireland.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. IrelandendearingslangNorthern Ireland.

    I am watching Norn Iron again, this time three minutes walk away from my German home.

    1993, Gulliver
    2 more examples

    The Ulster Phrase Book will help you to be easily understood on everyday occasions in Norn Iron, get you where you want and what you want, and enable you to cope with any emergencies or catastrophies along the way.

    1984, John Pepper, Sez She to Me, Appletree Press (IE)

    Normally, she trilled with laughter when he used those old Norn Iron turns of phrase from his Belfast boyhood.

    2017 March 9, Marnie Riches, Born Bad, HarperCollins UK, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
northern ireland

Origin

From an exaggerated pronunciation of Northern Ireland in a broad Belfast accent.

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APA

Norn Iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norn%20Iron

MLA

“Norn Iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norn%20Iron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norn Iron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norn%20Iron.

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