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bicycle Irish en · NOUN

Etymology

From bicycle + Irish. So named because the seat of a bicycle often causes a pain in the rear, i.e. a pain in the ass.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, offensive, plural, plural-only, slang, uncommon) Contemptible or unpleasant individuals of Irish heritage.
   • Emma fell for it and we really laughed when I told her Bicycle Irish were the kind that made your ass tired. 1965, Benjamin Bluitt, “Gift, A Short Story”, in Negro Digest, volume 14, number 7, page 54:
   • The Bicycle Irish give you a sore ass. And they're mean. Nobody meaner. Or smaller. Watch for them. 1981, Eugene C. Kennedy, Father's Day, A Novel, page 98:
   • My dad used to say that Aunt Ruth was "bicycle" Irish." "They're the kind that makes your butt tired". 2010, Dennis E. Ekardt, Every Life Is A Story and This Is Mine, A Memoir and Recollections, page 16:
   • Then he grinned and said, "Bicycle Irish are professional Irishmen who are a pain in the ass." Kimberly laughed at Ron's joke. 1989, Robert Coram, Drug Warriors, page 171:

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