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Seamus Finnigan 

Seamus Finnigan is a minor character in the Harry Potter series. He is desribed as having snady hair, freckles and being short. He is often used as comic relief and is best known througout the series for blowing things up, his Irish accent and is friendship with fellow Gryffindor Dean Thomas. He holds no significant plot but is recurring in other plots. In the books he asks Sir Nichols de Mimsy-Porpington how he can be nearly headless, but in the film the line is given to Hermione Granger. He explodes a feather while attempting to levitate it in a Charms lesson, a goblet of water as he attempted to turn it into rum ( and Ron Weasley claims once managed a weak tea before an explosion) and his potion in his sixth year Potions class with Prof. Slughorn. He saved Harry Potter from dementors in Deathly Hallows. In Order of the Phoenix he argues with Harry about the claims of Voldemort's return, claiming he believes the Daily Propher and he refused to join Dumbledore's army, until later in the book/film when he apologies. In this sub-plot Harry insults his mother.
Finnigan is Irish, his mother a witch and his dad a muggle who he claimed left when he found out about Seamus' mother. His patronus is a fox and he is often shipped with Dean Thomas (deamus) or Lavendar Brown.
The phrase, 'I did a Seamus/Finnigan/Seamus Finnigan' can also mean 'I cause an explosion'.
He is played by Devon Murray.
1) Person 1 'RUN! I just did a Seamus Finnigan!'

Person 2 'WHAT!! You idiot!'

2) Person 1 'Did you Seamus Finnigan in that chapter?'

Person 2 'Yeah, so heroic saving Harry like that'

3) Person 1 'He's so sexy. So bloody Irish. I love him'

Person 2 'Oh, here you go on about bloody Seamus Finnigan again'
Seamus Finnigan by ludii_90six January 1, 2012

Wuckleberry Finnigans 

Aussie slang. A take on Wuckers that rolls off the tongue. Told in the stylings of Huckleberry Finn.
Friend: "Hey can you finish up this job for me?"
Me: "Yeah no Wuckleberry Finnigans"
Wuckleberry Finnigans by JODergy December 22, 2017

Finnigan's wake 

A tradition in Irish funerals, it's the name given to the enormous partying and alcohol consumption that takes place after an Irish funeral, as the Irish believe that the dead would not want to look down on their family to see them mourning and crying, but rather partying and remembering the good times of those passed.
After the funeral for my grandma, we all partied Finnigan's wake style to remember the good times.
Finnigan's wake by MrBojangles December 9, 2008

finnigan pin

a whoseitwhatsit used by mechanics in order to screw with common lay people
go to the parts house and get a distributor cap and a finnigan pin
finnigan pin by richie l September 15, 2006

Finnigan Fag 

Homosexual with fair skin. In order to be a Finnigan Fag, you must have asthma, blonde hair, fair skin, and rosey cheeks. Finnigan Fags also enjoy watching Trading Spaces and Christopher Lowell.
Phil Dear is such a Finnigan Fag, he is obsessed with watching those stupid decorating shows, and I also found a polaroid of he deepthroating a Keilbasa and nearly choking on it due to his asthmatic tendencies.
Finnigan Fag by james July 3, 2004
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