anyhooadv.

Brit.

/ˈɛnɪhuː/, U.S.

/ˈɛniˌhu/

Forms: 1900s– anyhoo, 1900s– anywho, 1900s– enyhoo. Forms with o occurring three or more times are also attested.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: anyhow adv.

Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of anyhow adv.The form anyhoo is common in representations of northern English, Scots, and Irish speech. Compare:1850 W. S. Balch Ireland, as I saw It vii. 213 The divil a bit do I care for the Quane; it's a small bit o' praise that I'd be afther givin' her, anyhoo.1858 G. Abbott Heirs of Cheveleigh viii. 127 It was sair lonesome like up yon after nightfall; he'd be glad to be excoosed, anyhoo.1871 H. Holl Golden Bait ii. 30 Weel, if this ain't rum! Beats cockfighting anyhoo—an' Newcastle to a guinea-pig, is out- an' out, the queerest thing I've seen this many a day.1903 H. MacGregor Souter's Lamp 280 Anyhoo he'll no' tramp that far efter a month wi' th' rheumatics. In form anywho probably respelled by association with who pron.

Originally and chiefly North American colloquial (humorous).

= anyhow adv. 3. Used esp. to change topic, or return to a previous topic after a digression or interruption (cf. anyhow adv. 3d).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > at all events, at any rate

alwayc1405

alwaysa1413

of all hands1548

when all is said and done?1570

after all1590

howevera1616

at all rates1667

at any rate1730

whether or no1784

anyhow1799

anyways1828

anyhows1830

anyway1832

any road1855

anywise1859

whatever1870

any old how1900

anyhoo1924

nohow1926

anyroads1929

1924 Universal Weekly 13 Sept. 35/1 Anyhoo, after getting the ball to rolling in New Castle, I beat it away from there and came like a bat out of hell for Pittsburgh.

1928 Life 14 June 10/1 Well, anyhoo, as we used to say in the old country, he was a racketeer not long ago.

1941 Successful Servicing Jan. 7/2 Yow-suh—that's all there's left of winter, in Noo Yawk, enyhoo.

1961 M. Miller Gay & Melancholy Sound i. 262 Anyhoo, when I told George Campbell when we were at Pegasus he was very surprised.

1998 W. Hill Calif. Ghosting ii. 34 Anywho, blame the rule on Fawn.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 20 July 159/2 Anyhoo, I did initially feel a pang of guilt for having made an uptight nimrod slightly uncomfortable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anyhoo
释义	anyhooadv. Brit. /ˈɛnɪhuː/, U.S. /ˈɛniˌhu/ Forms: 1900s– anyhoo, 1900s– anywho, 1900s– enyhoo. Forms with o occurring three or more times are also attested. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: anyhow adv. Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of anyhow adv.The form anyhoo is common in representations of northern English, Scots, and Irish speech. Compare:1850 W. S. Balch Ireland, as I saw It vii. 213 The divil a bit do I care for the Quane; it's a small bit o' praise that I'd be afther givin' her, anyhoo.1858 G. Abbott Heirs of Cheveleigh viii. 127 It was sair lonesome like up yon after nightfall; he'd be glad to be excoosed, anyhoo.1871 H. Holl Golden Bait ii. 30 Weel, if this ain't rum! Beats cockfighting anyhoo—an' Newcastle to a guinea-pig, is out- an' out, the queerest thing I've seen this many a day.1903 H. MacGregor Souter's Lamp 280 Anyhoo he'll no' tramp that far efter a month wi' th' rheumatics. In form anywho probably respelled by association with who pron. Originally and chiefly North American colloquial (humorous). = anyhow adv. 3. Used esp. to change topic, or return to a previous topic after a digression or interruption (cf. anyhow adv. 3d). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > at all events, at any rate alwayc1405 alwaysa1413 of all hands1548 when all is said and done?1570 after all1590 howevera1616 at all rates1667 at any rate1730 whether or no1784 anyhow1799 anyways1828 anyhows1830 anyway1832 any road1855 anywise1859 whatever1870 any old how1900 anyhoo1924 nohow1926 anyroads1929 1924 Universal Weekly 13 Sept. 35/1 Anyhoo, after getting the ball to rolling in New Castle, I beat it away from there and came like a bat out of hell for Pittsburgh. 1928 Life 14 June 10/1 Well, anyhoo, as we used to say in the old country, he was a racketeer not long ago. 1941 Successful Servicing Jan. 7/2 Yow-suh—that's all there's left of winter, in Noo Yawk, enyhoo. 1961 M. Miller Gay & Melancholy Sound i. 262 Anyhoo, when I told George Campbell when we were at Pegasus he was very surprised. 1998 W. Hill Calif. Ghosting ii. 34 Anywho, blame the rule on Fawn. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 20 July 159/2 Anyhoo, I did initially feel a pang of guilt for having made an uptight nimrod slightly uncomfortable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1924
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