Alemannic German

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Etymology

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Probably from Huere (whore).

Adverb

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huere

  1. (slang, vulgar) very, a lot
    Synonyms: uu, seer, (colloquial) mega, (slang) gruusig
    Är isch en uu huere geile Siech.He's a very cool chap.
    Ich han käi Ahnig, us welem Holz mis Bett äigendlich gmacht isch. Es isch huere alt.
    I have no idea about what kind of wood my bed is made of. It is very old.

Usage notes

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  • Sometimes preceded by the intensifier uu. The other order *“huere uu” is not grammatical.

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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huere

  1. Alternative form of hire (her, genitive)

Pronoun

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huere

  1. Alternative form of hire (hers)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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huere

  1. Alternative form of hire (her, object)

Etymology 3

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Determiner

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huere

  1. (chiefly southern West Midland and Southern dialectal) Alternative form of here (their)