| 2. | paddyism | ||
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phrase derived from Irish (paddy) slang/colloquialism, especially when spoken in primarily non-Irish company. - That guy.. some neck on him.
- That's a Paddyism if I ever heard one. |
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| 1. | Paddyism | ||
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i-A "true" phrase/statement that contains little or no fact value at all.
ii-Insistance on a phrase/statement being correct even in the face of overwhelming odds/people who can verify that the phrase/statement is incorrect/contains no factual prof. iii-Changing a forementioned phrase/statement to the correct and factual version and then insisting that the factual correct phrase/statement is the orginal version that was spoken. See also to Lie fib embellish "Check out the latest Paddyisms.
i- He said most Bartenders are left handed." i-Motorsport is the most popular sport in the world" Even after we told him contrary, he insisted his Paddyism was correct. ii-"After they have built a high rise, they use the crane legs as elevator shafts" "Polar bears ARE black" He's now changed his Paddyism iii- "what I actually said, was that the Polar bears' SKIN is black" |
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