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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Pether, I'm goin' to lave you, asthore machree!
From Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
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 Carleton, William
Then take my advice, darling widow machree,— Och hone! widow machree,— And with my advice, Faith, I wish you’d take me, Och hone! widow machree!
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
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 Carleton, William
How altered your air, With that close cap you wear,— ’Tis destroying your hair, Which should be flowing free; Be no longer a churl Of its black silken curl,— Och hone! widow machree!
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
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