Where does “irie” come from?

irie (English) comes from Jamaican Creole irie, from English all right — Good; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;...

irie (English): Cool, nice

Definitions

  1. Cool, nice

Ancestry of “irie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Jamaican CreoleirieAll right, cool, good, great, merry, nice
2Englishall rightGood; in acceptable, if not excellent condition;...
Every word from English all right →Every word from Jamaican Creole irie →