noun
Meaning 1
A black man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, derogatory, ethnic, slur
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Phrase guide
smoked Irishman
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History
Etymology
From the joint low status of blacks and the Irish in Britain and the United States during the 19th century.