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gotten someone's Irish up

gotten someone's Irish up is the past participle of get someone's Irish up.

Meaning of get someone's Irish up

Verb

get someone's Irish up (third-person singular simple present gets someone's Irish up, present participle getting someone's Irish up, simple past got someone's Irish up, past participle (UK) got someone's Irish up or (US) gotten someone's Irish up)

  1. (potentially offensive) To anger or annoy someone.
    • "It's so crazy I've got to believe they're either paranoid or trying to get his Irish up so he will run [and split the anti-Carter vote in the primaries]. My guess is it's paranoia."1979, David Garth, New York Magazine, page 14

Questions about gotten someone's Irish up

What is gotten someone's Irish up the past participle of?
Gotten someone's Irish up is the past participle of get someone's Irish up.

Words near gotten someone's Irish up in the dictionary

  1. gotten someone's back
  2. gotten someone's back up
  3. gotten someone's dander up
  4. gotten someone's drift
  5. gotten someone's goat
  6. gotten someone's Irish up
  7. gotten someone's nanny
  8. gotten someone's nanny-goat
  9. gotten someone's number
  10. gotten someone's shirt out
  11. gotten something over with

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