machree
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of machree
First recorded in 1820–30, machree is from Irish mo chroidhe literally, “my heart”
Example Sentences
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We are well to do now, acushla oge machree, an' not in hunger, an' sickness, an' misery, as we wor whin you suffered them all!
From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
An' now, Bridget, asthore machree, is it come to this wid me?
From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton
Wait a bit, cushla machree, and she’ll come in some fine morning when we least expect her.”
From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by William Henry Giles Kingston
Come, jewel machree, happiness is the aim of life.
From Kenny by Joseph Pierre Nuyttens
And how do you know, with the comforts I’ve towld,— Och hone! widow machree,— But you’re keeping some poor fellow out in the cowld, Och hone! widow machree!
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
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