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

Luck of the Irish

A term that has it's roots in the ironic fact that the Irish are not that lucky at all. Originating from the 1800s, the "Luck of the Irish" referred to their bad luck, having throughout their history suffered famines and invasions that took millions of lives. When the Irish began emigrating on mass to the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain, to escape the Emerald Isle the phrase "can you believe the luck of the Irish" was frequently used.

John Lennon - If you had the luck of the Irish
You'd be sorry and wish you were dead
You should have the luck of the Irish
And you'd wish you was English instead!

by Irishlad1916 March 12, 2015

Hot Irish Fiddle

A term used when a partner's genitals and/or mouth are...uninhabitable, and the guy needs an alternative area of the body to put his penis into. It's name is derived from the time to time occasion of the partner touching cheek to shoulder, creating ample pressure for the act.

"Yea, she has herpes everywhere, so she gave me a hot Irish fiddle instead."

by psychobeachparty October 20, 2008

Play the (Irish) Banjo

To dig a hole with a shovel.

((Irish)Banjo is an old slang term for a shovel.

Back in the old days People did not have heavy digging equipment they have today, so they played the Irish Banjo

by Light Joker March 12, 2004

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