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Irishism 

A word, term, sentence or manifestation of attitude associated with and/or developed by native Irish people.
Not to be confused with an actual Irish language word, term or sentence.
1. (word) "Feck" - Irishism for "fuck"
2. (term) "Well" as opposed to just saying "hello"
3. (sentence) "What do you get up to of a weekend" - 'of' used instead of 'on'.
4. (manifestation of attitude) Popular outlook on sex in Ireland is a tabooist distancing of oneself from the subject matter, e.g. "when you (a person) have the sex".
This particular example is most likely due to Ireland's staunch Catholic stigma and also because Irishness in general is far from sexy. "Twas far from 'sexy' you were reared"
Irishism by Kensington Chapp March 15, 2009
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irishism 

to think that "being irish" constitues an ethnicity
irishism is not real
irishism by you_know August 12, 2006

Irishism 

Taking the Mick out of Irish people.
Person 1: that fella over there hurt my feelings when he called me ‘paddy’ especially because my name is Dylan.

Person 2:that’s a form of racism. There should be a word for it.

Person 1: irishism…
Irishism by dyl_needham September 24, 2022
IT'S JUST KIRISHIMA (spikey boi from My Hero Academia) WITHOUT THE K AND THE A anyway, why look this up.
Deku: Irishim!

Kirishima : What?
Deku: That's your new nickname!
irishim by USA_Cookie_ May 23, 2021
Are you trying the "Remove the first and last letter of your name" with kirishima? If so

Stop.
It.
You.
Lovely.
Little.
Creature.
"Oh I'm going to go try the remove the first and last letter of your name trend with kirishima"
"Don't"
Irishim by anonymous May 23, 2021

Irishist 

To be racist or predjudicial towards a person of irish descent.
You just hate me cuz im Irish. you are such an irishist.
Irishist by DiP123456789 March 26, 2009
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