begorrah
exclamation
old-fashionedinformalIrish English(alsobegorra)uk/bɪˈɡɒr.ə/us/bɪˈɡɔːr.ə/anexpressionofsurpriseoremphasis, sometimes used tosuggestthat someonesoundsIrish:
"Begorra!" he said. "I'llcallyou back!"
People are justjealous, begorrah.
- Faith, bejaysus and begorrah, it wasterrible!
- Ah, begorra, you'll bewantingsomeinformation, will you?
- They've neverheardanyone say "Begorrah".
- Enjoycookingthisdishandcelebratethespiritof thenationit comes from, begorrah.
Linguistics: interjections
- aiyo
- alack
- alas and alackphrase
- attaboy
- attagirl
- auf Wiedersehen
- aw shucks
- figure
- goodo
- more
- more power toyourelbow!idiom
- need
- need I say more?idiom
- neener, neener
- no siridiom
- period
- small wonderidiom
- sweet
- the rest is historyidiom
- you seeidiom
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Expressions of surprise