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Jamaican Patois · Emotions and feelings

Irie

Feeling good, everything's fine

Computer-generated pronunciation guide, not a native-speaker recording.

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What “Irie” means

Irie means feeling good, peaceful and content, or that everything is fine. "Everyting irie" means all is well. It can describe a mood, a day, a situation or a relationship.

Examples

Everyting irie

Everything is alright.

Everyting irie between wi

Everything is good between us.

Tonight did irie — mi nah miss Friday fi nutten!

Tonight was great — I wouldn't miss Friday for anything!

How to use it

Widely used and understood. It has a relaxed, positive feel and is one of the Patois words most visitors know.

Cultural context

The word was popularised by Rasta culture and carried worldwide by reggae.