wisha

W4I1S1H4A1

interjection

An expression of surprise.

OriginIrish mhuise →
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Meanings

interjection
  1. IrelandAn expression of surprise.

    "Wisha! wisha," says I. "A pound of chops," says he, "coming into the Mansion House." "Wisha!" says I, "what kind of people is going at all now?"

    1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “Ivy Day in the Committee Room”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 156

Origin

  1. Irishmhuise
  2. Englishwisha

From Irish mhuise, originally a euphemism for A Mhuire! (“O Mary!”) in calling upon the Virgin Mary. Compare Irish muise.

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Cite this entry
APA

wisha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisha

MLA

“wisha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wisha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisha.

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