Irish up

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To add alcohol to a drink that doesn't normally have it. informal,transitive
    — You want me to Irish up that punch bowl for ya? No? Ha, OK — your loss!
  2. To get drunk. intransitive

词形变化

Irishes up present,singular,third-person Irishing up participle,present Irished up participle,past Irished up past

词汇关系

相关词
Irish coffee

词源

From a stereotype of Irish people as often having a drinking problem; see Wikipedia at Anti-Irish sentiment. The verb's popularization was increased by an episode of The Simpsons in 2002.
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