It means "good morning."
And nobody in Ireland says it, unless they are making fun of an American.
It is an old Irish saying for "Good Morning," but it usually means the Top of The Morning is dawn. (The actual saying was Top o' the mornin'- an Irish accent.)To which you should reply... and the balance of the day to you!
"Top of the morning to you" is an Irish saying that means " I wish the best of the morning to you." or to have a good morning. The proper response would be "and the rest of the day to you".
It is another way to say "good morning," often associated with the Irish. When you wish someone the "Top of the Morning," you are wishing them the best part of the morning. To which they should reply, "and the balance of the day to you." This is wishing you a good rest of the day.
Very simply it means A very good morning to you.
It is a simple explanation really: at the top of the morning the sun has reached it's highest point and so is at it's warmest; the greeting "top of the morning" is used to convey "a warm" greeting.I am afraid I have to disagree "Top of the morning "is not Irish in origin its HollywoodI am in my fifties born bred and as we say back home butter in Ireland.I have never heard the expression used , I also checked with my father who is 87 years young he never heard it used either. If you did use it over there they would be laughing for days its simply not used.
It is an old Irish saying for "Good Morning," but it usually means the Top of The Morning is dawn. (The actual saying was Top o' the mornin'- an Irish accent.)To which you should reply... and the balance of the day to you!
"Top of the morning to you" is an Irish saying that means " I wish the best of the morning to you." or to have a good morning. The proper response would be "and the rest of the day to you".
"In return, you can respond with 'and the rest of the day to yourself'."
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Top of the morning to you!
he wants to throw a potato at you no he likes you
It is another way to say "good morning," often associated with the Irish. When you wish someone the "Top of the Morning," you are wishing them the best part of the morning. To which they should reply, "and the balance of the day to you." This is wishing you a good rest of the day.
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Chamillionaire is basically saying good morning to his haters and that it doesn't affect him because he's loaded anyways.
Very simply it means A very good morning to you.
It is a simple explanation really: at the top of the morning the sun has reached it's highest point and so is at it's warmest; the greeting "top of the morning" is used to convey "a warm" greeting.I am afraid I have to disagree "Top of the morning "is not Irish in origin its HollywoodI am in my fifties born bred and as we say back home butter in Ireland.I have never heard the expression used , I also checked with my father who is 87 years young he never heard it used either. If you did use it over there they would be laughing for days its simply not used.
The expression 'top of the morning' is just another way to say 'good morning'.