broganeer n.
1. one who has a noticeable Irish accent.
Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue n.p.: broganeer one who has a strong Irish pronunciation or accent. | ||
Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (3rd edn) n.p.: Broganier. One who has a strong Irish pronunciation or accent. | ||
Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1796]. | ||
Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
Satirist (London) 8 July 222/1: His blarney’s bewitchingly plasing, / There’s a charm in his lisp, quite amazing; / God bless ye, employ / The ould broguineer’s boy. | ||
(con. 1737–9) Rookwood (1857) 115: Don’t hurt that fat, mutton-headed Broganeer. |
2. attrib. use of sense 1.
Memoirs (1995) III 183: Mrs B-- appeared to be a little termagant, a vulgar Munster broganier vixen. |