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smoked Irishman

smoked Irishman noun: a black man.

Noun

smoked Irishman (plural smoked Irishmen)

  1. (dated, derogatory, ethnic, slur) A black man.
    • The smoked Irishmen — the colored (no one says black; few even say Negro) — represent change and instability, kids who cause trouble in school, who get treatment that your kids never got, that you never got.1969, Harper's Magazine: Volume 239
    • "We get fairly good salaries, and this is a good neighborhood, one of the few good ones left. We have no smoked Irishmen around."1972, John C. Livingston, Robert G. Thompson, The dissent of the governed: readings on the democratic process

Forms of smoked Irishman

pluralsmoked Irishmen

Origin of smoked Irishman

From the joint low status of blacks and the Irish in Britain and the United States during the 19th century.

Questions about smoked Irishman

What does smoked Irishman mean?
Smoked Irishman means a black man.
What part of speech is smoked Irishman?
Smoked Irishman is a noun.
What is the plural of smoked Irishman?
The plural of smoked Irishman is smoked Irishmen.

Words near smoked Irishman in the dictionary

  1. smoked beef
  2. smoked beefs
  3. smoked beer
  4. smoked beers
  5. smoked Irish
  6. smoked Irishman
  7. smoked Irishmen
  8. smoked like a chimney
  9. smoked like a furnace
  10. smoked meat
  11. smoked meats

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