smoked Irishman
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smoked Irishman
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From the joint low status of blacks and the Irish in Britain and the United States during the 19th century.
noun smoked Irishmen
- A black man. The smoked Irishmen — the colored (no one says black; few even say Negro) — represent change and instability, kids who cause trouble in school, who get treatment that your kids never got, that you never got.
Talk about this word "smoked Irishman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/smoked%20irishman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. smoked Irishman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/smoked%20irishman "smoked Irishman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/smoked%20irishman.Cite this
@misc{smoked_irishman_2026,
title = {smoked Irishman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smoked%20irishman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
