Define Marra Meaning

Marra
the slang word in cumbrian to say mate or friend

asser marra whens'oo ga'an yam
By Stephine
Marra
Cumbrian word for friend or 'mate'. Originates from the way marrows are grown in a field, lined up next to each other closely, as if they were friends.

Allrite Marra, hows ya doing?
By Marleah
Marra
West cumbrian slang, roughly translates to 'Mate'. Highly underused word outside of the glorious Cumbria...Spread the word, its fucking great marra!

By Linda
Marra
In the pit villages of the Durham Coalfield, marrowing was a system of bed-sharing agreed by two friends who were on opposite shifts. Your bed sharer was known as your marrow, or "marra", and the term then became synonymous with "mate".

By Tami
Marra
Friend or mate. Used in greetings and to show respect to an equal, especially a fellow West Cumbrian.

An 'outsider' addressed as a marra should feel honoured and 'included' in what may be a select group.

Suppan pints wid me marras.
Tol lass as alluz bin me best marra.
Owa marras r in Wukitn, White-evan n Marypoort.
Me n me marras nivver miss Uppies n Downies.
Aaz nut gaan widoot me jam eater marras.
By Ursulina
Marrae
Most amazing beautiful girl so nice sweet and always there for you also plays softball

Marrae come here i want to give you a hug
By Juditha
Marra
Anyone with a connection to sellafield nuclear power plant

By Illa
Marra
A Man or Boy from the North East of Cumbria (Workington). Mainly Made out to be "Hard" Also see Scully!

Allrite Marra, hows ya doing?
By Alyson
Sophia Marra
Hot ass bitch that knows her shit and helps me get through problems and loves boys that fart a lot and smell like shit. She also kinda thiccc ngl with 3 cs bby. She rly hot and emo af. My type of bitch!!

Sophia marra almost made me loose NNN
By Katrine
Hau Marra
South African slang used by all ethnic groups. An appeal to reason, often ironic or sarcastic.

Interjection composed of "hau" - indicating surprise - and "marra", an Africanisation of the Afrikaans "maar", meaning "but". Often followed by "wena" or "uena", the emphatic/ accusative/ inclusive of the second person singular.

Hau marra, Sir, you are giving us too much homework these days!
By Shayne