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Irish bull
–noun
| 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. |
Origin:
1795–1805
1795–1805
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| Irish bull
n. A statement containing an incongruity or a logical absurdity, usually unbeknown to the speaker. "With a pistol in each hand and a sword in the other" is an Irish bull. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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| irish bull | |
noun | |
| obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: bullshit] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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