thisaway
English
editEtymology
editFrom this + away, or alternatively from this + intrusive -a- + way.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editthisaway (not comparable)
- (dialect or humorous) This way; in this direction.
- 1915, James B. Hendryx, The Promise[1]:
- "It was thisaway, mister; yes, sir; listen: I was camped in the ravine, an' all to wunst I seen the flare of the fire an' I run over there; but 'twas too late--the roof had fell in an' the pore feller must 'a' been cooked alive.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ “thisaway, variant of this-a-way, adv.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.