plastic paddy

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Definition of plastic paddy in English English dictionary

A pejorative, used to describe someone who knows little of actual Irish culture, but aggressively asserts their 'Irish' identity. Occasionally used to describe foreign nationals who harbour a nostalgic claim of 'Irishness' due to some distant relationship in their ancestral tree. Often used in the same sense as poseur and wannabe

Hyphenation

plas·tic pad·dy

Turkish pronunciation

plästîk pädi

Pronunciation

/ˈplastək ˈpadē/ /ˈplæstɪk ˈpædiː/