Hibernicism

noun

Hi·​ber·​ni·​cism

-nəˌsizəm

plural -s

: something characteristically Irish

specifically : irish bull

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin Hibernicus Irish (from Hibernia + Latin -icus -ic) + English -ism

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