musha
musha interjection: an expression of surprise.
Interjection
- An expression of surprise.
- Well, here now, here's five hogs to begin with; and, musha, but I never thought I'd be spending my loose change that way.'1841, Charles Lever, Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)
- "O then, musha! but isn't it a glad sight for my ould eyes to see your own silf undher my roof?"1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 379
- An expression of sympathy.
Examples of musha in a sentence
- Ryan at once remarked: "Sure, 'twill be Bessy he's after," though she herself, of course, disclaimed the idea, saying: "Och musha, ma'am, not at all."1895, Barlow Jane, Strangers at Lisconnel:
- Och! musha bedad, man alive, but it's a fine counthry over here, and it bangs all the jewel of a view we do be havin' from the windys, begorra!1901, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Penelope's Irish Experiences:
- ‘Musha, God be with them times!’ said the old man. ‘There was some life in it then.’1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “Ivy Day in the Committee Room”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC...
Origin of musha
Borrowed from Irish muise; perhaps originally a minced oath for Muire (“Mary”).
Questions about musha
- What does musha mean?
- Musha means an expression of surprise.
- How do you use musha in a sentence?
- Ryan at once remarked: "Sure, 'twill be Bessy he's after," though she herself, of course, disclaimed the idea, saying: "Och musha, ma'am, not at all."
- What part of speech is musha?
- Musha is an interjection.
Words near musha in the dictionary
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