"arrah" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} arrah
  1. (archaic, slang, chiefly in Ireland) An expletive. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-arrah-en-intj-WMquPS23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

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          "ref": "1913, anonymous author, chapter VI, in Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and Her Irish Nurse",
          "text": "\"Whisht! whisht! Of what are ye thinking, ye silly gossoons? Will ye bring down the peace officers upon ye, and take out the bit o' the night in the prison, instead o' drinking me health, as ye may, and me helping to do that same? Arrah! Why should ye glower and snarl at each other, like a kennel o' mad puppies, when it's the brave frolic ye may have together?",
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