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Irishing up

Irishing up is the present participle and gerund 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 Irishing up

What is Irishing up the present participle and gerund of?
Irishing up is the present participle and gerund of Irish up.

Words near Irishing up in the dictionary

  1. Irishers
  2. Irishes
  3. Irishes up
  4. Irishian
  5. Irishians
  6. Irishing up
  7. Irishism
  8. Irishisms
  9. Irishization
  10. Irishize
  11. Irishized

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