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单词 irie
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Definition of irie in English:

irie

adjective ˈʌɪriːˈīrē
  • (chiefly in Jamaican English) nice, good, or pleasing (used as a general term of approval)

    the place is jumping with irie vibes
    I feeling irie
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Right now, I'm feeling irie as the liquor is doing its trick.
    • A couple of Red Stripe Beers helped to make the vibes more irie.
    • It has been a pretty good long weekend with a fair amount of irie vibes and lots of camaraderie and alcohol.
    • The evening wear segment was irie, with some beautifully-crafted evening gowns on display.
    • Anyway, I gave them bills, which they gladly accepted and the food was irie.
    Synonyms
    enjoyable, pleasant, pleasurable, agreeable, delightful, satisfying, gratifying, acceptable, to one's liking, entertaining, amusing, diverting, marvellous, good
exclamation ˈʌɪriːˈīrē
  • Used by Rastafarians as a friendly greeting.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Took the ham outta the oven and tasted the first slice…irie!

Origin

1970s: perhaps representing a pronunciation of all right.

 
 

Definition of irie in US English:

irie

adjectiveˈīrē
  • (chiefly in Jamaican English) nice, good, or pleasing (used as a general term of approval)

    the place is jumping with irie vibes
    I'm feeling irie
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A couple of Red Stripe Beers helped to make the vibes more irie.
    • The evening wear segment was irie, with some beautifully-crafted evening gowns on display.
    • Anyway, I gave them bills, which they gladly accepted and the food was irie.
    • It has been a pretty good long weekend with a fair amount of irie vibes and lots of camaraderie and alcohol.
    • Right now, I'm feeling irie as the liquor is doing its trick.
    Synonyms
    enjoyable, pleasant, pleasurable, agreeable, delightful, satisfying, gratifying, acceptable, to one's liking, entertaining, amusing, diverting, marvellous, good
exclamationˈīrē
  • Used by Rastafarians as a friendly greeting.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Took the ham outta the oven and tasted the first slice…irie!

Origin

1970s: perhaps representing a pronunciation of all right.

 
 
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