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Irished up

Irished up is the simple past and past participle of Irish up.

Meaning of Irish up

Verb

Irish up (third-person singular simple present Irishes up, present participle Irishing up, simple past and past participle Irished up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To add alcohol to a drink that doesn't normally have it.
    • You want me to Irish up that punch bowl for ya? No? Ha, OK — your loss!
    Synonyms:
    spike
  2. (intransitive) To get drunk.
    Antonyms:
    sober up

Questions about Irished up

What is Irished up the simple past and past participle of?
Irished up is the simple past and past participle of Irish up.

Words near Irished up in the dictionary

  1. Irish-American
  2. Irish-Americans
  3. Irishcism
  4. Irishcisms
  5. IrishE
  6. Irished up
  7. Irisher
  8. Irishers
  9. Irishes
  10. Irishes up
  11. Irishian

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