sustah

English

Noun

sustah (plural sustahs)

1. (African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of sister.
   • 1962, “Evidence”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], numbers 5-8, page 48:

     Whazza mattuh, yo have a big fight with yo brudder-n-sustah?

   • 1994, Najeeba Jaja, Riper the Berry, Sweeter…: Nine Keys to Greater Success‎^[2], page 122:

     An advocate of polygamy said, “Sustah, want for ya sustah what ya want for yourself. The sustah’s response was, “Yeah, I want my sustah to have her own husband; not mine.”

   • 2021, Damus Amazulu Kenjyatta, The Foggy Bottom Storytellers at the Port of Poets‎^[3]:

     Four-year-old Wealthy had, since birth, been called and known as Sustah (sister).

Alternative forms

• suster