smoked Irish

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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smoked Irish pl (plural only)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur, dated) Synonym of blacks: black people.
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