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Let’s talk about Welsh Rabbit
For some reason I always read “rarebit” as “rabbit.” But as best as I can tell, the dish appears to be rabbit-free, Welsh or otherwise.
Wiki says the etymology is unknown but the story I heard was that “Welsh Rabbit” was a term the English used as a slur, claiming the Welsh couldn’t even afford rabbit in their main dish which was then made “Rarebit” as a way of gentling that.
Or maybe it’s a leaky rhotic R.
The only Welsh slur (of sorts) I’d heard of was used in one of Dick Francis’ novels, when he referred to someone or something “leaking like the Welsh” - a play on words referring to popularity of leeks in Wales.
Speaking of a nastier English slur, I’m reminded of one employed by famous plantsman Christopher Lloyd in a book on gardening. He referred to vegetative parts harvested illegitimately by garden visitors for propagation purposes as “Irish cuttings”. The phrase has found its way into Jackmannii family discourse (in private only) regarding the temptation* to snip off bits of other people’s plants to root for one’s own garden.
*which I’ve long resisted of course.
“Welsh” also has a long history of pejorative use as a verb meaning “refuse to pay a debt.”
This reminds me of my time in Navy ROTC decades ago. We had periodic inspections, and any loose or visible exposed threads on one’s uniform were blithely referred to as “Irish pennants.”