This is an American phrase, not an Irish one. It’s an insult to Irish people that was coined during gold mining when a lot of Irish people arrived to make money suggesting they were stupid.
The idea was that if an Irish person could find gold then it was if to say, only by sheer luck, as opposed to brains, could these fools succeed.
The idea was that if an Irish person could find gold then it was if to say, only by sheer luck, as opposed to brains, could these fools succeed.
by cupantae94 August 6, 2019

When your employer stops engaging you or giving you work to do in the hopes that you’ll just go away.
by Chuckaknight February 15, 2024

Getting highly inebriated , preferably on a mixture of Guinness and Jameson, with a female partner. Then in the act of screwing from behind, punching said female in the stomach causing her to vomit. Bonus points if this occurs during orgasm. Double bonus points if either party is Ginger.
Jim: "Dude, Gina got wrecked on Jameson last night."
Bill: "I know, right? I took her back to her place and gave her the ol' Irish Dragon."
Jim: "Aw, man. Gross.:
Bill: 'I know, she was pissed!"
Bill: "I know, right? I took her back to her place and gave her the ol' Irish Dragon."
Jim: "Aw, man. Gross.:
Bill: 'I know, she was pissed!"
by LAST1990 September 9, 2013

by BruceDaCariboo May 11, 2018

When you date Irish men and they have small dicks. Aka carrot dicks. It’s a curse. Probably a curse from the English. Can be associated with ginger Irish men but can be all Irish men.
I met this great guy but he is an Irish ginger. He’s been hit with…. The curse of the Irish Carrot. His dick is small and I don’t feel much. I’m devastated.
by Sucks longer May 9, 2022

When all the clocks are slightly wrong, and everyone's running slightly late (or early), but somehow everything happens at the right moment and everything works out.
1. I was running 20 minutes late, had lost my umbrella, and was worried about leaving the cat alone. Then Jim came back but he'd forgotten his keys. I let him in, he stayed home and looked after the cat and lent me his umbrella. Irish timing saved me again.
2. There was a car crash delaying the bus I was gonna take, so I didn't make it to the event. Turns out it was my Irish Timing. The event had been cancelled and I had a great night with my friends instead.
2. There was a car crash delaying the bus I was gonna take, so I didn't make it to the event. Turns out it was my Irish Timing. The event had been cancelled and I had a great night with my friends instead.
by Redhaired Avenger December 17, 2017

by pokuyt March 20, 2021
