moryah

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moryah

/moːrˈjaː/ Ireland
/mɒɪˈjaː/ Ireland
/mɔːˈjɑː/ UK
/mɔɪˈɑː/ UK

Where it comes from

From Irish mar ea, from the phrase mar bh'ea (“as if it were so”).

interjection

Ireland Expressing skepticism or disbelief. ‘Ye'd temp' the Pope.’ ‘The Pope, moryah! To the divil with you an' the Pope.’

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"moryah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moryah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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moryah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moryah

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"moryah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moryah.

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@misc{moryah_2026,
  title = {moryah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moryah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}