hisn

Or his'n

[hiz-uhn]

pronoun

Nonstandard.

1. his.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hisn¹

1350–1400; Middle English hysene; hern ²

Example Sentences

I felt bones crunching and wasn’t for sure if they was hisn or mine.

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Tug said, “If I’s planned it jus’ right, the Tennessee toothpick’ll hit Tug right in that fat butt of hisn!”

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He says in that whining singing-a-song voice of hisn, “Well, couldn’t I jus’ shoot him in the foot and we wouldn’t have to worry ’bout him running at all?”

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“He knowed they time was coming, like that pointer done. He could tell you when hisn coming, if he could talk. Or yours. Or mine.”

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“Ah often wonder how dat lil wife uh hisn makes out wid him, ’cause he’s uh man dat changes everything, but nothin’ don’t change him.”

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