A fork of Rural Dictionary
The second largest group in america, after the germans. Presidents Reagan and Kennedy were Irish and Bill Clinton was half-irish. Tougher than nails, they are regarded as great fighters and even greater writers. (Think Joyce, Yeats, Doyle, etc.) Once looked down upon (by the boring ass wasps..) they rose up through the ranks of American society and are now one of the most popular and successful groups in the country.
George Clooney, Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Conan O'Brien, Tom Brady, Sharon Stone, Vince McMahon, Brian Williams, Jack Welch, Carson Daly, Nolan Ryan, Dennis Leary, Pat Riley, Dropkick Murphys, JFK, Tom Clancy, Lindsay Lohan, Jenny McCarthy, are all Irish-Americans
One who claims to be Irish whilst having no idea what (an island), let alone where 'Ireland' is, having never been there, and having no real intention of ever going there. Blissfully unaware of their own country having no dual-citizenship treaty with the Republic of Ireland. Often displaying a supreme lack of irony by positively shouting about the fact that their family has donated to an international terrorist organisation that murdered children (often Irish children, which is presumably somehow worse) in the very same brash tone they use in praise of their own country's 'War on Tear.' Slightly less despicable than the anti-smoking brigade, though the demographics often overlap creating a group of people that would incline one towards taking up a superstition such as christianity in order to hope that one'll get to witness armageddon.
Irish-American: Say, 'bud', wurrrr ya from? Me: Northern Ireland IA: Oh, Arland, I'm Arsh too! Me: I'm not actually Irish, I didn't say Ireland, I said, "Northern Ireland." They're seperate countries. IA: Well I see it as one, the whole place is so close to my heart! Me: Ah. You must have spent a lot of time there, if you think it's closer to your heart than to that of someone who was born and raised there. IA: Well, I, um. I never really got the time. But hey, they're joined, right? Same thing, right? Me: Yeah, well you Mexicans always were a bit fucking slow. IA: I'm not Mexican. Me: ... ... (penny never drops). Know what? Fuck off.
Once regarded as "white ethnics" by suburban Anglo-Americans, Irish-Americans are the most badass of all AMERICAN demographics. They are more American than they are Irish, but they are more Irish than anyone else in the United States (which makes them better). They are passionate about little actually coming from Ireland, but anything coming from South Boston or Manhattan’s West Side is fucking kickass in their eyes. Kind of like African-Americans with Atlanta or Italian-Americans with New York. They don’t really give a damn about the lifestyles or societies of people living in fucking Kenya or Polermo, they just like Sinatra or 50 cent. Irish-Americans… or at least Americans who call themselves Irish have given us and have inspired: -The Dropkick Murphys -The Westies; a psychotic group of ultra violent career criminals in Hell’s Kitchen that were called one of the most savage organizations in the long history of New York street gangs by Rudolph Guliani -Whitey Bulger: arguably one the most dishonorable and most impressive mob kingpins in recent history ( he’s second only to Osama on the FBI’s most wanted list) -James Cagney -The bad guys in “Last Man Standing” -the movie and book SLEEPERS -the movie Mystic River -The upcoming movie the Departed -Denis Leary -One of the main characters in Bullet -DIRTY FUCKING HARRY CALLAHAN -The song “Jump Around” -Jack Dempsy: one of the greatest boxers of all time -The American street gang -The drive-by shooting (Mad Dog Coll, look it up!)
-Did you see that crazy Irish guy. -I assume you are indicating the working-class, green-wearing, intoxicated, obnoxious, loud, humorous, red-faced, quick tempered, American individual who was brawling in that Boston bar called the Shamrock Pub. -Fine, if I call him an Irish-American guy will you shut the fuck up, you globally-conscious bastard?!?
1. An American whose ethnicity is partly or fully Irish 2. A person with both Irish and American citizenship 3. Everybody come March 17th
1. I was born in Boston, but my folks come from Dublin, making me an Irish-American. 2. I was born in Limerick, but moved to New York when I was 17, and became a citizen of America, making me an Irish-American, 3. It's St. Patrick's Day, making me an Irish-American
Someone hated by Americans for their Irish heritage, and hated by the Irish for their American birth/upbringing.
American: Where's your family from? Irish-American: Ireland American: Screw off you leprechaun SOB Irish person: Where are you from? Irish-American: America, but my family is from Ireland Irish person: Feck off Yank
A person that was born in America, but has ancestors from Ireland. They might actually have some fairly close family in Ireland. They are very proud of their heritage and have good reason to be.
He is Irish-American, his great- grandfater was born in Ireland.
What everybody in America becomes once a year on March 17th.
Yea, it's St Patrick's Day! Kiss me, I'm Irish (today).