wirra
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of wirra
First recorded in 1830–40, wirra is from Irish A Mhuire! “Mary!,” an appeal to the Virgin
Example Sentences
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Wirra, wirra, why did I ever let myself be persuaded at all?
From The Irish Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins
"Ah, wirra, wirra!" wailed the cook, wringing his hands.
From Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life by Stewart Edward White
"Not a fair nor a market-town doesn't know her as well as—Oh, wirra! wirra!"
From Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life by Samuel Lover
Oh, wirra, wirra! how will I ever show myself again after this disgrace?'
From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Charles James Lever
"Oh, wirra, wirra! don't be sayin' it," grumbled the old man.
From Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery by Alice B. Emerson
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