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irie

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See also: irié

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Jamaican Creole irie, which is perhaps from English all right. Compare a'ight.

Adjective

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irie (comparative more irie, superlative most irie)

  1. (Jamaica) Cool, nice.

Anagrams

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Attested from the 20th century. Of uncertain and disputed origin. Theories include alteration from 19th century eerie (hearty); blend of I +‎ free or merry in Iyaric; or perhaps from English all right.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪɹi/
  • Hyphenation: i‧rie

Adjective

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irie

  1. All right, cool, good, great, merry, nice.
    Everyting irie.Everything's going great.
    • 2018, “5 questions with Chuck Fenda”, in The Jamaica Gleaner[1] (in English):
      “Reggae mek so many people from all over the world can visit Jamaica, fi come hol' a irie vibes and hol' a different meditation. []
      Reggae music has brought so many people from around the world to Jamaica, so that they can have a great time and change their perspective on life. []

Descendants

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  • Bajan: irie
  • English: irie

References

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  1. ^ irie, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022.

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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irie

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いりえ

Portuguese

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Verb

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irie

  1. inflection of iriar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative