druther

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English

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Etymology

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A corruption of I‘d rather or ‘d rather.

Noun

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druther (plural druthers)

  1. (rare, chiefly in the plural) singular of druthers
    • 2004, Sherry H. Penney, James D. Livingston, A Very Dangerous Woman: Martha Wright and Women's Rights:
      The teacher told Martha that she had invited a neighboring planter to send his children to her school, but "he said 'Me & my wife had no eddication, nor any of my gals, but I would rather they never would have any, than go to school with niggers.' So he had his druther!"48

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Verb

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druther (no infinitive, tenses, or participles)

  1. (US, informal, often jocular) Would rather; would prefer to.
    I druther stay home today.
    We druther go swimming than go to school.

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