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/.
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