ok
Patois: Yuh nuh si seh erryting irie dung yah?
English: Don't you see that everything is ok down here?
okay
Patois: Mi nuh hav much fi complain bout caw mi life irie
English: I don't have much to complain about because my life is okay
Highly
some one feeling high by smoking weed
Patois: Mi feel irie wen mi smoke deh herb.
English: I feel higher when i smoke the herb(weed)
Rasta slang use to describe when one is feeling good; everything is alright
(patois) Man1: “How yu feeling?” Man2: “Mi irie”
(english) Man1: “How are you feeling?” Man2: “I’m good”
Babylon , Ball head , Blessed , Bobo dread ,
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