nohow

English

Etymology

no +‎ how

Pronunciation

• Homophone: know-how

Adverb

nohow (not comparable)

1. (slang) In no way; not at all; by no available means.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter V, in Treasure Island:

     "We don't see it here nohow," returned the man.

   • 1950 June 24, Walt Kelly, Pogo:

     Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent.

   • 1953, James Baldwin, “Elizabeth’s Prayer”, in Go Tell It on the Mountain, New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Co., published October 1970, →OCLC, part 2 (The Prayers of the Saints), page 167:

     And his face clouded. “I don't know. I got to find out. Looks like I can't get my mind straight nohow.”

Derived terms

• nohowish

Anagrams

• how no