irie

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole irie, which is perhaps from English all right. Compare a'ight.

irie (comparative more irie, superlative most irie)

1. (Jamaica) Cool, nice.

• EIIR

Attested from the 20th century. Of uncertain and disputed origin. Theories include alteration from 19th century eerie (“hearty”); blend of I +‎ free or merry in Iyaric; or perhaps from English all right.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪɹi/
• Hyphenation: i‧rie

irie

1. All right, cool, good, great, merry, nice.

   Everyting irie. ― Everything's going great.

   • 2018, “5 questions with Chuck Fenda”, in The Jamaica Gleaner‎^[1] (in English):

     “Reggae mek so many people from all over the world can visit Jamaica, fi come hol' a irie vibes and hol' a different meditation. […] ”

     Reggae music has brought so many people from around the world to Jamaica, so that they can have a great time and change their perspective on life. […]

• → Bajan: irie
• → English: irie

• “Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – irie” (2018) in Jamaicans.com

irie

1. Rōmaji transcription of いりえ

Borrowed from Latin irrītāre.

irie

1. annoyed, bothered
   • 13th-Century, La Chatelaine de Vergi‎^[2], London Chatto & Windus, published 1909, page 92:

     Afin que mieus le due atise
     A croire que mout soit irie

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

irie

1. past participle of irriter

irie

1. inflection of iriar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative