mediterranean irish
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to such people.
Example Sentences
- "Since the 1830s, pro-British Ionians . . . took their cue from the colonial officers, who denigrated the Ionians, comparing them to the aboriginal groups like the Hottentots or Irish. Indeed, the British frequently referred to the Ionians as the "Mediterranean Irish.""
- "His name is I. J. Saccamanno. He is a Mediterranean "Irish" and I love him like a brother."
- "My dear deceased mama used to say to me when I was young and cried b/c I was all Italian. . . "You're Mediterranean Irish and that's good enough" on St. Pat's day!"
- "My name is Tony Licari. . . . An Irish guy once told me I was "Mediterranean Irish." I guess that is slang for those of us with vowels at the end of our surnames."
Etymology
Originally in patronizing self-reference to British mistreatment of the Irish and their various prejudices about them, particularly with regard to their religion.