sez

[ sez ]

verbInformal.

says (used to convey informality or a speaker’s lack of education): Hey, who sez I wanna go?

Origin of sez

First recorded in 1840–45; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of says

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Similarly, Obama now leads in California, New York, and Illinois by 20 or more, sez HuffPo pollster.
The Gallup Mystery and Other Matters | Michael Tomasky | October 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
When I told dad, sez I, 'Dad, did ever yer hear sech a thing uz gittin' up afore light to feed stock?'
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
On'y this mornin' sez I to him,—he camps along o' me,—'Milt!'
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories | Bret Harte
I sez to him, 'Salviated by merkery,—a year's standin',—how much?'
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories | Bret Harte
And he looks at me scornful, and sez, 'Go 'way, old man; you must be sick.'
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories | Bret Harte

Dat makes me sez whot I duz erbout dese ole isshu white fokeses.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington

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