English Explanatory Dictionary

smoked Irishman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A black man.

Word forms

smoked Irishman smoked Irishmen

Etymology

From the joint low status of blacks and the Irish in Britain and the United States during the 19th century.

Related words

smoked Irish
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