"top of the morning" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-top of the morning.ogg
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 Tags: Ireland, New-England, archaic, humorous, idiomatic, sometimes Related terms: top of the hour
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