Oirishn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪrɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪrɪʃ/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Irish n.; Irish adj.

Etymology: Representing an Irish English pronunciation of Irish n. and Irish adj., often taken as indicative of exaggerated or pseudo-Irish speech.Compare the following, apparently isolated, example of use of Oirish as a spelling of Irish n. in an English regional (Sheffield) source:1839 A. Bywater Sheffield Dial. 173 An as for spooins, whoy they'n spooins for onna manth throo a infant a span long to a Oirish giant wot cud leet his poip at a gas-lamp.

Usually derogatory.

A. n.

Frequently with the: Irish people considered collectively. Also: exaggerated or pseudo-Irish speech.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Irish > [noun]

Irishc1275

wild Irisha1398

Irishryc1475

Irishy1596

Oirish1862

1862 Caledonian Mercury 7 Mar. 4/4 Not one of the Oirish got knocked on the head.

1865 Punch 25 Nov. 212/2 Besides, Sorr, so many of us poor Oirish have been Emma gratin' lately, that there's sorra a one left.

1921 Englewood (Chicago) Times 30 Dec. 8/2 Shure the Oirish own the horses, the nagurs ride 'em, and the Jews make the odds, so what chance hev yez?

1967 Guardian 1 Dec. 11/3 The Kerry Caravan [sc. a film]..an interminable nonsense about a trip from Dublin to Kerry by caravan, with the Oirish laid on thick.

2010 Sunday Times (Nexis) 7 Mar. 10 Hollywood's enduring image of the twinkly-eyed Oirish and our charming idiosyncrasies: fighting, swearing, drink and straight-armed dancing.

B. adj.

Originally esp. in representations of Irish speech: = Irish adj. 1a. Later also: exaggeratedly, sentimentally, or putatively Irish in style, character, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Irish > [adjective]

IrishOE

Ersea1464

Milesiana1599

Irishy1845

Oirish1886

1886 H. W. Pullen Dr. Bull's Acad. (4th Thousand) 23 Is it Oirish, yer mane? Sure thin, I'm not Oirish at all at all. I'm a Dobblun boy.

1936 Winnipeg Free Press 22 Feb. 12/3 True he has a buttony nose, a round Tibbett-ian face and a pair of ferocious eyebrows but shure and be jabers, the lad's Oirish, and that covers a lot of cinema sins.

1959 Film & Filming Jan. 24/3 It is much to her credit..that she avoids the worst kind of ‘Oirish’ accent which so many Anglo Saxons, particularly the English, variably fall prey to.

1996 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 21 July (Real Life section) 13 Those Oirish pubs that have stripped Connemara of its roadsigns. These and Lord of the Dance are plastic paddyism at its most shiny.

2006 D. Luncy Bloody Red Hand (2007) 10 The Protestants don't fit into the standard Irish, or ‘Oirish’..mould: twinkling-eyed and loquacious; Celtic rhetoric and charm [etc.].

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oirish
释义	Oirishn.adj. Brit. /ˈɔɪrɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈɔɪrɪʃ/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Irish n.; Irish adj. Etymology: Representing an Irish English pronunciation of Irish n. and Irish adj., often taken as indicative of exaggerated or pseudo-Irish speech.Compare the following, apparently isolated, example of use of Oirish as a spelling of Irish n. in an English regional (Sheffield) source:1839 A. Bywater Sheffield Dial. 173 An as for spooins, whoy they'n spooins for onna manth throo a infant a span long to a Oirish giant wot cud leet his poip at a gas-lamp. Usually derogatory. A. n. Frequently with the: Irish people considered collectively. Also: exaggerated or pseudo-Irish speech. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Irish > [noun] Irishc1275 wild Irisha1398 Irishryc1475 Irishy1596 Oirish1862 1862 Caledonian Mercury 7 Mar. 4/4 Not one of the Oirish got knocked on the head. 1865 Punch 25 Nov. 212/2 Besides, Sorr, so many of us poor Oirish have been Emma gratin' lately, that there's sorra a one left. 1921 Englewood (Chicago) Times 30 Dec. 8/2 Shure the Oirish own the horses, the nagurs ride 'em, and the Jews make the odds, so what chance hev yez? 1967 Guardian 1 Dec. 11/3 The Kerry Caravan [sc. a film]..an interminable nonsense about a trip from Dublin to Kerry by caravan, with the Oirish laid on thick. 2010 Sunday Times (Nexis) 7 Mar. 10 Hollywood's enduring image of the twinkly-eyed Oirish and our charming idiosyncrasies: fighting, swearing, drink and straight-armed dancing. B. adj. Originally esp. in representations of Irish speech: = Irish adj. 1a. Later also: exaggeratedly, sentimentally, or putatively Irish in style, character, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Irish > [adjective] IrishOE Ersea1464 Milesiana1599 Irishy1845 Oirish1886 1886 H. W. Pullen Dr. Bull's Acad. (4th Thousand) 23 Is it Oirish, yer mane? Sure thin, I'm not Oirish at all at all. I'm a Dobblun boy. 1936 Winnipeg Free Press 22 Feb. 12/3 True he has a buttony nose, a round Tibbett-ian face and a pair of ferocious eyebrows but shure and be jabers, the lad's Oirish, and that covers a lot of cinema sins. 1959 Film & Filming Jan. 24/3 It is much to her credit..that she avoids the worst kind of ‘Oirish’ accent which so many Anglo Saxons, particularly the English, variably fall prey to. 1996 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 21 July (Real Life section) 13 Those Oirish pubs that have stripped Connemara of its roadsigns. These and Lord of the Dance are plastic paddyism at its most shiny. 2006 D. Luncy Bloody Red Hand (2007) 10 The Protestants don't fit into the standard Irish, or ‘Oirish’..mould: twinkling-eyed and loquacious; Celtic rhetoric and charm [etc.]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1862
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