uzhe
See also: уже
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editClipping of usual, commonly respelled in writing to avoid confusion with us. Compare the written abbreviation usu. or usu (“usual, usually”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /juːʒ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːʒ
Adjective
edituzhe (comparative more uzhe, superlative most uzhe)
- (slang) Clipping of usual.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe.
Noun
edituzhe (plural not attested)
- (slang) Clipping of usual.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe.
Usage notes
editAn overwhelmingly spoken-only slang word with no single widely accepted spelling. Typically only used in phrases like the [usual], as [usual], as per [usual], etc.
References
edit- “I'll Have the Us(ual): Shortening 'usual': easy to say, hard to spell”, in Usage Notes, Merriam-Webster, 2020 September 22 (last accessed)
Dongxiang
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Mongolic *üje-.
Verb
edituzhe
- to see
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