irie

See also: irié

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

irie (comparative more irie, superlative most irie)

1. (Jamaica) Cool, nice.

Anagrams

• EIIR

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

• → Bajan: irie
• → English: irie

Further reading

• “Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – irie” (2018) in Jamaicans.com

Japanese

Romanization

irie

1. Rōmaji transcription of いりえ

Portuguese

Verb

irie

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