stirabout

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English

Etymology

stir +‎ about

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɜːɹəˌbaʊt/

Noun

stirabout (countable and uncountable, plural stirabouts)

  1. (Ireland) porridge
    • James Joyce, The Dead
      He's really an awful bother, what with green shades for Tom's eyes at night and making him do dumb-bells, and forcing Eva to eat the stirabout.
  2. (Ireland) A commotion.
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