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Urinal of the Planets

Urinal of the Planets proper noun: derogatory name for Ireland: an island and country in northwestern Europe.

Proper noun

the Urinal of the Planets

  1. (UK, derogatory, obsolete, rare, thieves' cant) Derogatory name for Ireland: an island and country in northwestern Europe.
    • A writer on British slavery later explained that the denigration was deserved because Ireland's wet climate made her “The Urinal of the Planets.” (For a similar Irish slur on an Englishman, see twiss.)2008, Robert Hendrickson, The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Facts on File
    • 'I thought you would have preferred to have been with them in that stinking urinal of the planets, looking for bog-oranges.' Kempe's sympathy towards the plight of the Irish was well known, and he had no sympathisers here tonight.2015 April 18, Graham Sutherland, Conspiracy of Fate, Knowle Villa Books, →ISBN

Origin of Urinal of the Planets

In allusion to the frequent rainy weather.

Questions about Urinal of the Planets

What does Urinal of the Planets mean?
Urinal of the Planets means derogatory name for Ireland: an island and country in northwestern Europe.
What part of speech is Urinal of the Planets?
Urinal of the Planets is a proper noun.

Words near Urinal of the Planets in the dictionary

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  2. urinal cookie
  3. urinal cookies
  4. urinal mint
  5. urinal mints
  6. Urinal of the Planets
  7. urinal puck
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  9. urinal screen
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  11. urinalist

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