Meaning of paddywhackery | Babel Free

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A stereotyped portrayal of Irish people as garrulous, unreliable, alcoholic, etc., once common in plays.

uncountable

Examples

“In the pub they found an empty table. The barman's accent was from Dublin and the place was filled with Irish junk from the 1950s. Opposite them, a wall of Guinness adverts. Calendars of Irish writers. Railway posters with Irish paintings. Pictures of overnight boat crossings from Belfast to Heysham and Liverpool. "There's a company who supplies the whole paddywhackery kit," said Gerry.”

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