irish bull

I·rish bull

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahy-rish boo l]
- /ˈaɪ rɪʃ bʊl/
- /ˈaɪə.rɪʃ bʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-rish boo l]
- /ˈaɪ rɪʃ bʊl/

Definitions of irish bull words

noun irish bull a paradoxical statement that appears at first to make sense. Example: He's the kind of guy who looks you right in the eye as he stabs you in the back. 1
noun irish bull a ludicrously illogical statement 0
noun irish bull bull3 0

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Origin of irish bull

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Irish bull

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Irish bull

irish bull popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.