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Norn Iron en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɔːn ˈaɪɹən/ (Ireland)

Etymology

From an exaggerated pronunciation of Northern Ireland in a broad Belfast accent.

Meanings

  1. (Ireland, endearing, slang) Northern Ireland.
    • I am watching Norn Iron again, this time three minutes walk away from my German home. 1993, Gulliver:
    • The Ulster Phrase Book will help you to be easily understood on everyday occasions in Norn Iron, get you where you want and what you want, and enable you to cope with any emergencies or catastrophies along the way. 1984, John Pepper, Sez She to Me, Appletree Press (IE):
    • Normally, she trilled with laughter when he used those old Norn Iron turns of phrase from his Belfast boyhood. 2017 March 9, Marnie Riches, Born Bad, HarperCollins UK, →ISBN: