West Briton

plural West Britons · alternative West Brit

1. A person from the western part of Britain, a Welsh or Cornish person, especially (historical) the western Britons who resisted the 5th-century Anglo-Saxon invasion.
2. IrelandderogatoryAn Irish person considered to be excessively Anglophile, an Irish person who acts English or desires to be part of British society.

   Coordinate term: Plastic Paddy

   1 more example

   —Well, I'm ashamed of you, said Miss Ivors frankly. To say you'd write for a rag like that. I didn't think you were a West Briton.

   1914, James Joyce, The Dead

   Synonyms: jackeen, shoneen