Irish waterfall

Meaning

Noun

  • French inhale; inhaling smoke that has just been expelled from the mouth or inhaling smoke through the nose while simultaneously expelling it from the mouth.

Origin

  • From the stereotype of the Irish as stupid, and the fact that smoke rises, unlike a proper waterfall.

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