Once strictly used by people from Ireland to describe people from abroad who claim Irish ancestry, this term has been appropriated by Irish Americans who are tired of green beer, shamrocks in Guinness, and the "everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day" mentality. Plastic paddies can claim no Irish ancestry, have only a superficial knowledge of Irish and Irish-American history, and use St. Patrick's Day as an excuse to drink excessively. They genuinely believe that the Irish in America were lower than slaves, despite ample evidence to the contrary.
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When you’re at the checkout and you’re panic shuffling your debit/credit cards trying to determine which one is least likely to be decline.
After seeing the total, he hesitated and plastic shuffled his cards.
I am so broke that I always do the plastic shuffle whenever I check out.
I am so broke that I always do the plastic shuffle whenever I check out.
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