A word used to refer to somebody who is lower in rank or standing than the person who uses it. The social status opposite of the word sir.
Knave, get me my longsword, sirrah!
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a man who eats mutton and goes drinking at an hours warning whensoever or wheresoever the devil could fetch him;
a man who leaves stank, occassionally opening a ball of funk;
a man who longs for ample comings in;
a man who is a companion to mookey
Sirrah boy, come hither. Where be'st thou but at my bedside.
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as in que sirrah, sirrah
Well wine steward, I don't care what you bring us, que sirrah, sirrah!
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A term to regard a younger boy or man of lower status.
Popularised by Ben Jonson's 1610 play 'The Alchemist'
Colin: "I'll beat you sirrah!"
Sam: "OH NO!"
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