wisha
wisha interjection: an expression of surprise.
Interjection
- An expression of surprise.
- "Wisha! wisha," says I. "A pound of chops," says he, "coming into the Mansion House." "Wisha!" says I, "what kind of people is going at all now?"1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “Ivy Day in the Committee Room”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 156
Origin of wisha
From Irish mhuise, originally a euphemism for A Mhuire! (“O Mary!”) in calling upon the Virgin Mary. Compare Irish muise.
Questions about wisha
- What does wisha mean?
- Wisha means an expression of surprise.
- What part of speech is wisha?
- Wisha is an interjection.
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