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Irish up (third-person singular simple present Irishes up, present participle Irishing up, simple past and past participle Irished up)

1. (transitive, impolite, sometimes offensive) To add alcohol to a drink that doesn't normally have it.

   Synonym: spike

   You want me to Irish up that punch bowl for ya? No? Ha, OK — your loss!

   • 2002, Joel H. Cohen, “Brawl in the Family” (16:47 from the start), in The Simpsons, season 13, episode 7, spoken by Ginger:

     Ginger: Think you could Irish up this coffee for me?
     Flanders: Whoops, watch the swears, Honey Bear. We don't use the "I" word in this house.

2. (intransitive) To get drunk.

   Antonym: sober up

   Hyponyms: beer up, gin up, liquor up, wine up

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