Meanings
interjection
- IrelandExpressing skepticism or disbelief.
‘A singer as well as a hero.’ ‘Hero.’ Joe's voice was bitter. ‘Mauryah.’
1977, Jennifer Johnston, Shadows on our Skin, page 1212 more examples
‘Ye'd temp' the Pope.’ ‘The Pope, moryah! To the divil with you an' the Pope.’
1899, Seumas MacManus, Through the Turf Smoke, page 33—That chap? says the citizen. Beggar my neighbour is his motto. Love, Moya! He's a nice pattern of a Romeo and Juliet.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 319
Origin
- Irishmar ea
- Englishmoryah
From Irish mar ea, from the phrase mar bh'ea (“as if it were so”).
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moryah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moryah
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