English

Noun

mavourneen ‎(plural mavourneens)

1. (Ireland) darling, sweetheart
   • 1850 (approx.), Anonymous, Finnegan's Wake

     Biddy O'Brien began to cry

     "Such a nice clean corpse, did you ever see?

     "Arrah, Tim, mavourneen, why did you die?"

     "Ah, shut your gob" said Paddy McGee!

Related terms

• avourneen