paddywhackery

English

Etymology

paddywhack +‎ -ery

Noun

paddywhackery (uncountable)

1. A stereotyped portrayal of Irish people as garrulous, unreliable, alcoholic, etc., once common in plays.
   • 2017, Bernard MacLaverty, chapter 2, in Midwinter Break, page 26:

     In the pub they found an empty table. The barman's accent was from Dublin and the place was filled with Irish junk from the 1950s. Opposite them, a wall of Guinness adverts. Calendars of Irish writers. Railway posters with Irish paintings. Pictures of overnight boat crossings from Belfast to Heysham and Liverpool.
     "There's a company who supplies the whole paddywhackery kit," said Gerry.