irie

I1R1I1E1

adjective

Cool, nice.

OriginJamaican Creole irie ← English all right →
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Meanings

adjectiveirie (comparative more irie, superlative most irie)

comparative more irie · superlative most irie

  1. JamaicaCool, nice.

Origin

  1. Englishall right
  2. Jamaican Creoleirie
  3. Englishirie

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole irie, which is perhaps from English all right. Compare a'ight. The applied context of the remark, may also allude to a corruption of the conjugation of the french verb 'rier', such that, "I am laughing", would be a parabolic inference, about 'rightness'.

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APA

irie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irie

MLA

“irie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irie.

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