Oirish

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adjective

Stereotypically or cartoonishly Irish.

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Meanings

adjectiveOirish (comparative more Oirish, superlative most Oirish)

comparative more Oirish · superlative most Oirish

  1. offensivepossiblypronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of Irish
  2. Stereotypically or cartoonishly Irish.
nounOirish pl (plural only)
  1. offensivepluralplural onlypossiblypronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of Irish

    Now there are Oirish an' Oirish. The good are good as the best, but the bad are wurrst than the wurrst.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, Black Jack
  2. pluralplural onlyExaggerated Irish accent, dialect and/or culture.

Origin

Representing Irish in an Irish accent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Oirish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oirish

MLA

“Oirish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oirish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oirish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oirish.

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