Hibernicism

[ hahy-bur-nuh-siz-uh m ]
/ haɪˈbɜr nəˌsɪz əm /

noun

an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.
Also Hi·ber·ni·an·ism [hahy-bur-nee-uh-niz-uh m] /haɪˈbɜr ni əˌnɪz əm/.

Origin of Hibernicism

1750–60; < Medieval Latin Hibernic(us) Hibernian ( Hibern(ia) Hibernia + -icus -ic) + -ism

Example sentences from the Web for hibernicism

  • When it was brought to me, my toast (to use an Hibernicism) proved to be bread-and-butter.

    Prisoner for Blasphemy |G. W. [George William] Foote

British Dictionary definitions for hibernicism

Hibernicism

Hibernianism (haɪˈbɜːnɪəˌnɪzəm)

/ (haɪˈbɜːnɪˌsɪzəm) /

noun

an Irish expression, idiom, trait, custom, etc