irie
/ˈʌɪriː
/adjective
(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...
- It has been a pretty good long weekend with a fair amount of irie vibes and lots of camaraderie and alcohol.
- A couple of Red Stripe Beers helped to make the vibes more irie.
- Anyway, I gave them bills, which they gladly accepted and the food was irie.
exclamation
Used by Rastafarians as a friendly greeting.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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