irie

See also: irié

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole irie, which is perhaps from English all right.

Adjective

irie (comparative more irie, superlative most irie)

  1. Cool, nice.

Anagrams

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.[1]

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 (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

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

Further reading

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
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