"irie" meaning in English

See irie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more irie [comparative], most irie [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole irie, which is perhaps from English all right. Compare a'ight. The applied context of the remark, may also allude to a corruption of the conjugation of the french verb 'rier', such that, "I am laughing", would be a parabolic inference, about 'rightness'. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|jam|irie}} Jamaican Creole irie, {{der|en|en|all right}} English all right Head templates: {{en-adj}} irie (comparative more irie, superlative most irie)
  1. (Jamaica) Cool, nice. Tags: Jamaica
    Sense id: en-irie-en-adj-tycTGdHN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Jamaican English, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 46 17 16 1 1 16 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 16 15 1 1 24 2
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        "Cool, nice."
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        "Cool, nice."
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        "(Jamaica) Cool, nice."
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