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irie
EYE-ree
Local meaning
Good, pleasant, settled, positive, or in a harmonious state.
The word can describe mood, circumstances, or a sense that things are going well. In Rastafari-influenced contexts it may carry cultural and spiritual depth beyond a casual “nice.”
Examples in context
- Everything irie after di rain stop.
- Di whole evening feel irie.
How it is used
Meaning and weight depend on speaker, setting, and cultural context.
Positive, settled, approving, or spiritually well.
Well-being, atmosphere, music, and social harmony.
Recognizable broadly, but not used identically by every Jamaican speaker.
Do not reduce it to a tourist slogan or assume that it is a universal greeting in every setting.
Spelling and scope
Jamaican and Rastafari-influenced expression with broad international recognition.
- Search and reference forms
irie maneverything irie
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Common patterns
- everything irie
- feeling irie
- stay irie
Read next
All words →Evidence and further reading
These sources support the language, spelling, grammar, or common conversational sense. The entry remains open to correction from Jamaican speakers and qualified reviewers.
- Patois — Learn More About Jamaican LanguageJamaica Tourist Board
Public Jamaican language and phrase overview from the official tourism site.
- Jamaican Language Unit — BackgroundThe University of the West Indies, Mona
Institutional context for Jamaican as a language widely called Patwa.