Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Ireland, derogatory, slang, sometimes)A Protestant, especially one that is a member of the Protestant unionist community of Northern Ireland.

  2. (Ireland, derogatory, slang, sometimes)Any one from the Protestant, Unionist and pro-British community, whether they are members of the Orange Order or not (as termed by Irish Nationalists and Catholics).

Origin

It comes from the identification that Protestants have in Northern Ireland as supporters o

It comes from the identification that Protestants have in Northern Ireland as supporters of the memory of King William III, "Prince of Orange", the color is often identified with the fraternal Protestant Orange Order.

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Forms

plural: Orangies
SingularOrangey
PluralOrangies

irregular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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