arrah

American  

[ar-uh] / ˈær ə /

interjection

Irish.

1. (used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)

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Etymology

Origin of arrah

From the Irish word ara

Example Sentences

Also in line was Oru Samuel Arrah, 38, among a group of more than two dozen nationals from the African nation of Cameroon.

From Los Angeles Times

“We want to go to America, we don’t want to be here,” said Arrah, who added that he was a technical engineer in his homeland but faced political repression there.

From Los Angeles Times

Arrah, there are people above in the lunatic asylum can read and write.

From Literature

Dad says, Lord above, Angela, you’ve destroyed the Pope entirely, and she says, Arrah, stop your whining, we’ll get some paint and go over his face some day, and Dad says, He’s the only Pope that was ever a friend to the workingman and what are we to say if someone from the St. Vincent de Paul Society comes in and sees blood all over him?

From Literature

He says, Arrah, for Jaysus sake, Aggie, the children are hungry, and she says, ’Tis none of your business.They’re not yours.

From Literature