Message: "Re: Irie is a Jamaican slang word, I'm pretty sure..."

[Opinions] Re: Irie is a Jamaican slang word, I'm pretty sure...

by iris

9/12/2006, 9:25 PM

Jamaica and Rastafarianism are intertwined. Irie is listed as a Rastafarian term on wiktionary and other sites.

I knew a girl named Irie and she pronounced it eye-REE which I think would be indistinguishable from EYE-ree in most conversation. I believe she had a caribbean background although I'm not sure if she was necessarily Jamaican.

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
~Mark Twain

Messages

WDYT of Irie? · lezzie · 9/12/2006, 8:15 PM

•Re: WDYT of Irie? · Chrisell · 9/12/2006, 9:39 PM

•Re: WDYT of Irie? · Eilis · 9/12/2006, 8:50 PM

•White Teeth! · Stephanie Anne · 9/12/2006, 8:27 PM

•Re: WDYT of Irie? · Elemmennope · 9/12/2006, 8:24 PM

•Potheads · Eilis · 9/12/2006, 8:59 PM

•Re: Potheads · Elemmennope · 9/12/2006, 10:19 PM

•*snorts* · iris · 9/12/2006, 9:31 PM

•Rastafarian is a religious movement (m) · Ora · 9/12/2006, 9:02 PM

•I know that. · Eilis · 9/12/2006, 9:08 PM

•Re: I know that. · Ora · 9/12/2006, 10:05 PM

•Re: WDYT of Irie? · iris · 9/12/2006, 8:20 PM

•Irie is a Jamaican slang word, I'm pretty sure... · Ora · 9/12/2006, 8:57 PM

•Re: Irie is a Jamaican slang word, I'm pretty sure... · iris · 9/12/2006, 9:25 PM

•Re: Irie is a Jamaican slang word, I'm pretty sure... · Ora · 9/12/2006, 10:07 PM

View Message

Messages