Hibernicism
[hahy-bur-nuh-siz-uh m] /haɪˈbɜr nəˌsɪz əm/
noun
1.
an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.
/haɪˈbɜːnɪˌsɪzəm/
noun
1.
an Irish expression, idiom, trait, custom, etc
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