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Irish 

1) An ethnic group consisting of the indigenous people of the island of Ireland as well as the descendants of those people who immigrated abroad.

2) A citizen of a Republic on some God-forsaken waterlogged island in the north Atlantic who can't seem to wrap his head around the fact that the word "Irish" can denote either an ethnicity or a nationality and one does not have to belong to one group to belong to the other.

Irish dude from Boston: OK, I'll try to explain one last time. Here, look at this Venn diagram. It has bright colors and everything. After we get done, you can even use it as a coloring book. There, that's a good boy!

Irish dude from Dublin: *stomps feet, sticks fingers in ears and clenches teeth* *Feck you, stupid yank, you're not Irish and never will be! Feck you, stupid yank, you're not Irish and never will be! Feck you, stupid yank, you're not Irish and never will be! Feck you, stupid yank, you're not Irish and never will be! Feck you, stupid yank, you're not Irish and never will be! Feck you, stupid yank, you're not Irish and never will be! Feck you, stupid yank, you're not Irish and never will be! .....

Irish dude from Boston: No wonder my ancestors left that place...

Irish by enfant terrible December 11, 2019

Irish-American

An American with an identifiably Irish name who is all or mostly Irish in ancestry. They are detested by their snobbish kin in Ireland who revile them as wannabes and "plastic paddies." Much like the American Indian, they also used to be detested by their fellow Americans but now are romanticized and thought to be spiritual and numinous. Also much like the American Indian, however, they are actually much more likely to be found passed out drunk in the gutter than engaged in any wholesome spiritual pursuits.

Irishman: Feck off, you plastic, wannabe worm. When we need more money for the IRA we will talk to you some more and maybe, just maybe, we will let you lick our boots some while you are getting out your wallet.
Irish-American: *sigh*

Regular American: OMG, your name is Sullivan (or O'Toole or Ryan, etc.) That is so cool! Do you have, like, elven magic and stuff?!

IA: *sigh*

Irish-American by enfant terrible December 4, 2019