nohow

[ noh-hou ]

/ ˈnoʊˌhaʊ /

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adverb Nonstandard.

under no circumstances; in no way (usually preceded by another negative): I can't learn this nohow.

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Origin of nohow

First recorded in 1765–75; no² + how¹

Words nearby nohow

no-hit, no-hitter, no holds barred, no-hoper, no-host, nohow, NOI, -noia, n.o.i.b.n., no ifs or buts, noil

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How to use nohow in a sentence

Brer Wolf say he aint feelin' well, en he don't lak mutton nohow.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
I wasn't glad; perhaps it was a mother's jealousy, perhaps it was second-sight a-warning of me; but I couldn't be pleased nohow.
Workhouse Characters|Margaret Wynne Nevinson
They didn't see me 'cos I nipped round to the back, but I wasn't mistaken nohow.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light|Mary E. Hanshew
You cudn't blow her up nohow; I'se tried her afore dis way.'
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various

He said nobody comin' back here nohow, en how Jarrow'll have to stay there with 'em ontil they was paid.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore

British Dictionary definitions for nohow

nohow

/ (ˈnəʊˌhaʊ) /

adverb

not standard (in negative constructions)

under any conditions
in any manner

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