Hibernicismn.
/hʌɪˈbəːnɪsɪz(ə)m/ 1. An idiom or expression characteristic of or currently attributed to Irish speech; esp. an Irish bull (see bull n.4 2).
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > instance of > characteristic of Irish
Irishism1709
Hibernicism1758
Irishcism1765
1758 Monthly Rev. 19 342 As it stands, it reads somewhat like an Hibernicism.
1779 Duchess of Devonshire Sylph I. 240 That is the greatest trifle (to use a Hibernicism) of all.
1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 107 Mrs. Dowling had always, to use an Hibernicism, ‘enjoyed’ very delicate health.
1879 Temple Bar Jan. 5 They would, to use a Hibernicism, only have noticed it if it had left off.
2. The condition of being Irish; Irish nationality.
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1807 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 81/2 The defendant has pleaded that the deceased was an Irishman..and upon the proof of Hibernicism, acquittal followed of course.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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