"Irish car bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Irish car bombs [plural]
Etymology: Irish cream and whiskey are traditionally Irish drinks, and car bombs were used during The Troubles. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Irish car bomb}} Irish car bomb (plural Irish car bombs)
  1. (possibly offensive) An American bomb shot cocktail made by dropping a shot of Irish cream and whiskey into a glass of stout. Wikipedia link: Irish car bomb Tags: offensive, possibly
    Sense id: en-Irish_car_bomb-en-noun--NUK~abD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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