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happen-so

[ hap-uhn-soh ]

noun

, South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. chance; happenstance; accident:

    Meeting you today was pure happen-so.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of happen-so1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

A feeling of superstition came stealing over me and daring me to say that this was only a happen-so.

Probably the discovery, like so many others, was a mere happen-so.

"This ain't no happen-so, Mr. Lidgerwood," he said, when he got up.

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