nother

[nuhth -er]

adjective

Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.

Origin of nother

1955–60; metanalysis of an other or another

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Examples from the Web for nother

As a(nother) sidelight, it's clear that Romney or whoever wrote this piece doesn't actually understand what culture even is.
Romney and Culture: Flip-Flop-Flip!|Michael Tomasky|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Nother thing they had a wall built in betwix er room and let hams and all kinds provisions swing down in thor.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Ef ye wudn't, jest remember, 'tain't manly ter use ary 'nother man in a how ye wudn't like ter be used yerselfs.
The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863|Various
My father's name was Everett Lee and mama was Susan, and he come to see her twict a month, 'cause he was owned by 'nother master.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

He come out on de front gallery and says we is free and turns 'round and goes in de house without 'nother word.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
"Well, I'd 'nother sight ruther have a little dog name' Fido," declared Jimmy.
Miss Minerva and William Green Hill|Frances Boyd Calhoun

Word Origin and History for nother

nother

word formed from misdivision of another as a nother (see N for other examples), c.1300. From 14c.-16c. no nother is sometimes encountered as a misdivision of none other or perhaps as an emphatic negative; Old English had noðer as a contraction of ne oðer "no other."

nother

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