bicycle Irish

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bicycle +‎ Irish. So named because the seat of a bicycle often causes a pain in the rear, i.e. a pain in the ass.

Noun

bicycle Irish pl (plural only)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive, uncommon) Contemptible or unpleasant individuals of Irish heritage.
    • 1965, Benjamin Bluitt, “Gift, A Short Story”, in Negro Digest‎[1], volume 14, number 7, page 54:
      Emma fell for it and we really laughed when I told her Bicycle Irish were the kind that made your ass tired.
    • 1981, Eugene C. Kennedy, Father's Day, A Novel, page 98:
      The Bicycle Irish give you a sore ass. And they're mean. Nobody meaner. Or smaller. Watch for them.
    • 1989, Robert Coram, Drug Warriors, page 171:
      Then he grinned and said, "Bicycle Irish are professional Irishmen who are a pain in the ass." Kimberly laughed at Ron's joke.
    • 2010, Dennis E. Ekardt, Every Life Is A Story and This Is Mine, A Memoir and Recollections, page 16:
      My dad used to say that Aunt Ruth was "bicycle" Irish." "They're the kind that makes your butt tired".
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