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nohow

American  
[noh-hou] / ˈnoʊˌhaʊ /

adverb

Nonstandard.

  1. under no circumstances; in no way (usually preceded by another negative).

    I can't learn this nohow.
nohow British  
/ ˈnəʊˌhaʊ /

adverb

  1. not_standard (in negative constructions)

    1. under any conditions

    2. in any manner

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Etymology

Origin of nohow

First recorded in 1765–75; no 2 + how 1

Example Sentences

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“Huck and Jim” can’t seem to catch a break nohow.

From The New Yorker • May 4, 2015

At my age," Lanza has said, "Caruso was nowhere, nohow, nothing.

From Time Magazine Archive

She agreed: "Folks allers say nobody gits sick from being baptized and I believes hit; but 'tain't cold today, nohow."

From Time Magazine Archive

His enemies, he said, 'ain't worth hating, nohow.'

From Time Magazine Archive

I would not live in here—no way, nohow!

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

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