bosthoon

/ (ˈbɒsduːn) /

noun

Irish a boor

Word Origin for bosthoon

C19: from Irish Gaelic bastún, from Old French baston penis

Words nearby bosthoon

bossing, bossism, bossman, bossuet, bossy, bosthoon, boston, boston bag, boston baked beans, boston bluefish, boston brown bread

Example sentences from the Web for bosthoon

  • Don't you know the differ, Sir, between a threat an' a warnin', you bosthoon?'

    The House by the Church-Yard |J. Sheridan Le Fanu

  • "Blackmoor was an ass; but maybe he was as great a bosthoon in physic as in poetry," rejoined Billy, promptly.

    The Fortunes Of Glencore |Charles James Lever

  • Some Tipperary bosthoon endangering the lives of the citizens.

    Ulysses |James Joyce

  • An ye'll all get the like o' that, every bosthoon among yez, av ye get Home Rule.

    Ireland as It Is |Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)