"top of the morning" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-top of the morning.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: A working-class phrase once popular throughout the British Isles, possibly in reference to cream rising in milk. Revived into popular consciousness, and associated with Irishmen, by the 1959 film Darby O'Gill and the Little People. Head templates: {{head|en|noun||head=top of the morning}} top of the morning
  1. (Ireland, New England, idiomatic, archaic, sometimes humorous) A generic, cheerful greeting said to someone in the morning. Wikipedia link: British Isles, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, St. Patrick's Day Tags: Ireland, New-England, archaic, humorous, idiomatic, sometimes Categories (topical): Greetings Related terms: top of the hour

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