mavourneen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mavourneen
First recorded in 1790–1800, mavourneen is from Irish mo mhuirnín “my darling”
Example Sentences
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He kept saying, Rasheen, Rasheen, mavourneen mean, and the song made no sense because his father dropped him on his head long ago and every time he sang that song he had different words.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
"Meantime I may feed on hope, may I not, mavourneen?"
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Caldwell, Willie Walker
Good day to ye, mavourneen; we must part here, for fear we’re seen by any lynx-eyed blackguards.
From The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Do you know, mavourneen, that you can have no feeling, no thought, hereafter, that I shall not share, and that I shall experience no emotion you will not feel?
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Caldwell, Willie Walker
Then, after a pause, 'Libby, mavourneen, you'd be a grand hand at managin' a little store; now the one at the "Corner" 'll be shut.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
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