happen-so

[hap-uh n-soh]

noun South Midland and Southern U.S.

Origin of happen-so

First recorded in 1900–05

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"This ain't no happen-so, Mr. Lidgerwood," he said, when he got up.
The Taming of Red Butte Western
Francis Lynde
A feeling of superstition came stealing over me and daring me to say that this was only a happen-so.
At the Age of Eve
Kate Trimble Sharber