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irish waterfall

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
irish wa-ter-fall
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

French inhale; inhaling smoke that has just been expelled from the mouth or inhaling smoke through the nose while simultaneously expelling it from the mouth.

Slang

Etymology

From the stereotype of the Irish as stupid, and the fact that smoke rises, unlike a proper waterfall.

Usage

Questions

What does irish waterfall mean?
French inhale; inhaling smoke that has just been expelled from the mouth or inhaling smoke through the nose while simultaneously expelling it from the mouth.
Where does irish waterfall come from?
From the stereotype of the Irish as stupid, and the fact that smoke rises, unlike a proper waterfall.

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