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druthers
English
Etymology
From the expression "I'd rather" (meaning "I would prefer to") often pronounced "I druther" in some dialects.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??ð?z/
Noun
druthers pl (plural only)
- (US, informal, often jocular) Wishes, preferences, or ways.
- If I had my druthers I’d eat in a restaurant every night of the week.
- 1929, Harry McClintock, "If I Had My Druthers"
- "If I had my druthers, I would not be a king. I'd druther be just what I am than any other thing."
Usage notes
- The singular form "druther" is used with the same meaning, but much more rarely.
- The noun "druthers" is sometimes used in conjunction with the verb "druther" for increased comic effect.
- If I've got my druthers, I'd druther not.
- or, alternatively,
- If I've got my druthers, I druther not.
- This double formation was popularized by the American cartoonist Al Capp (1909-1979) in the long-running Li'l Abner comic strip and was also featured in the song "If I Had my Druthers" in Li'l Abner: The Musical (1956).
Related terms
- druther
References
- Merriam Webster
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predilection
English
Alternative forms
- prædilection (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from French prédilection.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?i?.d??l?k.?n?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p??.d??l?k.?n?/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
predilection (countable and uncountable, plural predilections)
- A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
- 1967, Flann O’Brien, The Third Policeman, ch. 2,
- A row of houses he regards as a row of necessary evils. The softening and degeneration of the human race he attributes to its progressive predilection for interiors and waning interest in the art of going out and staying there.
- 1987, Edwin M. Yoder Jr., "Lewis Powell a Fine Sense of Balance," Washington Post, 29 Jun.,
- But for him the first rule of judging was to set aside personal predilection and vote the law and the facts.
- 2000, Terry McCarthy, "Lost Generation," Time Asia, 23 Oct.,
- ... youth’s predilection for revolt.
- 2001, Marina Cantacuzino, "On deadly ground," The Guardian, 13 Mar.,
- Wilson doesn’t see any inconsistency between his socialism and his predilection for the high life.
- 1967, Flann O’Brien, The Third Policeman, ch. 2,
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:predilection
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