Machree is an Irish term of endearment — warm, affectionate, and soaked in the cadence of traditional Irish speech. It's the kind of word that carries a whole cultural atmosphere with it, evoking firesides, folk songs, and the Irish tendency to turn ordinary conversation into something heartfelt. You'll hear it in classic Irish literature and song more than on modern streets, but it still surfaces as a marker of Irish heritage.
Ah, come here to me, machree — you look like you haven't eaten all day.
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(Ireland) Term of endearment.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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