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Oirish

Oirish adjective: stereotypically or cartoonishly Irish. Also the pronunciation spelling of Irish.

Adjective

Oirish (comparative more Oirish, superlative most Oirish)

  1. Stereotypically or cartoonishly Irish.

Noun

Oirish pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Exaggerated Irish accent, dialect and/or culture.

Also used as

Oirish is also the pronunciation spelling of Irish.

Forms of Oirish

comparativemore Oirish
superlativemost Oirish

Origin of Oirish

Representing Irish in an Irish accent.

Questions about Oirish

What does Oirish mean?
Oirish means stereotypically or cartoonishly Irish.
What part of speech is Oirish?
Oirish can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Oirish in the dictionary

  1. Oirats
  2. Oird
  3. Oirds
  4. Oireachtas
  5. Oireland
  6. Oirish
  7. Oirschot
  8. ois
  9. OISC
  10. Oiscing
  11. Oiscings

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