Irish car bomb

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English

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Etymology

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Irish cream and whiskey are traditionally Irish drinks, and car bombs were used during The Troubles.

Noun

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Irish car bomb (plural Irish car bombs)

  1. (possibly offensive) An American bomb shot cocktail made by dropping a shot of Irish cream and whiskey into a glass of stout.
    • 2013, Lara Lacombe, Deadly Contact, page 12:
      Irish car bombs were a sneaky drink—they tasted like a chocolate milk shake, and more than once he'd been seduced into drinking several of them. It was only after he stood up that he realized how much of a wallop they packed.