sholy

English

Adverb

sholy (comparative more sholy, superlative most sholy)

1. Pronunciation spelling of surely, representing African-American Vernacular English.
   • 1940, William Faulkner, The Hamlet […], London: Chatto & Windus, published 1979, →ISBN, book 4 (The Peasants), page 250:

     But I'd sholy like to know just exactly who I was giving my money to. Seems like Eck here would tell you.

References

• “sholy, adv. & int.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.