bosthoon

/ ˈbɒsduːn /

noun

C19: from Irish Gaelic bastún , from Old French baston penis

An ye'll all get the like o' that, every bosthoon among yez, av ye get Home Rule.

Some Tipperary bosthoon endangering the lives of the citizens.

Don't you know the differ, Sir, between a threat an' a warnin', you bosthoon?'

"Blackmoor was an ass; but maybe he was as great a bosthoon in physic as in poetry," rejoined Billy, promptly.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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