mavourneen

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English

Etymology

Hiberno-English, from Irish mo mhuirnín (“my darling”) (diminutive of muirn (“affection”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

mavourneen (plural mavourneens)

  1. (Ireland) darling, sweetheart
    • 1850 (approx.), Anonymous, Finnegan's Wake
      Biddy O'Brien began to cry
      "Such a nice clean corpse, did you ever see?
      "Arrah, Tim, mavourneen, why did you die?"
      "Ah, shut your gob," said Paddy McGee!
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