Irish Goodbye

When someone makes an exit without advance notice or saying goodbye - thus avoiding any displaying any emotion.

When does Joanna work next? I was hoping to ask her about a shift swap.

Joanna doesn’t work here anymore. She gave us the Irish goodbye. Litterally - she resigned and went to Ireland.

by Chargenurse September 29, 2018

irish american

nearly every american claims to be Irish, but THEY ARENT

Irish person: yea im from Ireland
'Irish American' person: OMG my moms, grandmas, sisters, dads uncle, half brothers, step dads, sister in laws, moms second husbands sisters son is half Irish!! Isn't that crazy i'm like totally part Irish!!
Irish person:.....no.

by imirishyourenot June 1, 2011

irish ranger wing

a bonefide special forces regiment of the irish army, no other countries special forces come near to their level of commitment or professionalism. they have died in the line of duty but not in some american made conflict over oil, they have died in the peace keeping role which ireland dedicates itself to within the UN. the sad thing about the ranger wing is the irish gave the world modern battle techniques and covert tatics and they have to train with other countries units such as the american delta force, they should be training them.

today the irish ranger wing arrested a dictator but did'nt get any international thanks for it because they arent some trumped up unit like the rest of the worlds special forces

by da origanal playa June 11, 2006

irish dip

To make a hasty exit, dip out, from a social gathering without announcement or saying goodbye to anyone. Especially relevant when alcohol is involved.

We assume Molly gave us the irish dip when we turned around to ask her a question after drinking a pitcher of beer and she was nowhere to be seen.

by Danny O'Toole April 4, 2006

Irish-American

1)Americans whose distant ancestors came from Ireland. Many contries built by immigration use hyphens to denote cultural ties, such as Canada, US, England and Australia. Mainly American, they nonetheless retain the physical and cultural characteristics of Ireland (dark or red hair, pale and thin) and are identified as Irish by the general population and sometimes suffer discrimination due to these physical traits.

2)Americans whose parents are Irish

3)Americans born in the US but raised in Ireland, see Frank McCourt,writer; Aidan Quinn,actor ; Eamon DeValera, patriot and first president of Ireland

4)The people who raised cash and weapons so that the Irish war of Independence could be fought. Without Irish American support there would be no Republic of Ireland

Some Irish claim that Irish-Americans are not Irish at all, but they always lay claim the famous ones, such as Eugene O'Neill and Frank McCourt as their talents are so "Irish".

by NYC Ginger August 11, 2007

Irish Traveler

A distinct nomadic Irish ethnic group known to have been in Ireland for centuries, for their own distinct dialect (possibly their own language) and for a certain degree of xenophobia. Synonyms are "Irish Gypsy" and "Tinker" among others. They are not believed to be ethnicly related to other Gypsies though are thought to have a similar lifestyle.

Murphy Village S.C. is known to be home to a few hundred Irish Traveler families.

by leavesbound August 18, 2011

Irish Goodbye

In Germany we call this since a long time a "French Goodbye"! With the exception that this person "forgot" to pay his bill.

"Where's Karl? Who's paying the bill?" "Oh, I think he just did a french goodbye!"(German for Irish Goodbye)

by Bulgur December 31, 2011