A.B.I.
An acronym for American-born Irish. 
Usually applied to Irish-Americans who display excessive degrees of enthusiasm in
*their ancestry
*institutions dominated by other A.B.I. 
*the influences other A.B.I. have had in American culture. .

In the tradition of the AZN and Italian-American Guidos, A.B.I. are definitely an Americanized social identity, but can still be considered “Irish” when compared to the rest of America. The  working-class neighborhoods of Boston are probably the most renowned A.B.I. strongholds, but similar types of A.B.I. can be found throughout the United States. 

They are stereotyped (truthfully, a lot of the time, ) as: 
1)	ignorant of Ireland’s actual history 
2)	intoxicated
3)	violent
4)	Blue-collar
5)	Catholics
6)	racists
7)	IRA supporters
8)	Cops (or, ironically, resentful of cops) 

A.B.I.:  “The Departed is the most badass A.B.I. movie ever!!!” 
Citizen of Ireland: You aren’t  Irish.
A.B.I.: You’re right, I’m better. I’m Irish-American.
Citizen of Ireland: No, you’re just American.
A.B.I.: No, I’m better. I’m Irish-American.
Citizen of Ireland: Are you retarded? You’re not an Irish! You’re just an American poser!
A.B.I.: You’re not Irish!!!  (breakis a bottle over the Irish citizen’s head, and runs away crying)  