this-a-wayadv.
/ˈðɪsəweɪ/ dialect and U.S.
1. In this manner or respect.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adverb] > in this way
thusc888
soa1250
sogatea1300
sogates13..
thus-gatec1300
on thiskin wisea1400
thiswisea1400
thus-gatesa1400
thuswisea1400
thisc1420
a-thus-gatec1460
thus ways1616
this-a-way1834
thusly1865
this-how1868
so-fashion1890
1834 S. Lover Legends & Stories Ireland 2nd Ser. 54 Don't ruinate me this-a-way.
1901 A. C. Hegan Mrs Wiggs v. 58 Did I ever tell you 'bout how Jim brought our other hoss to town?.. It was this a-way.
1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling xxiv. 310 He's mean, at best. He's been this-a-way ever since Oliver takened his gal away from him.
1939 Best Short Stories 53 Why can't it last? We're sitting pretty, thisserway.
1956 H. Gold Man who was not with It (1965) xix. 166 Boy, if I wanted to tell you that, I would say it this-away: Git! My dotter's too green for screwing!
1978 J. A. Michener Chesapeake xii. 728 ‘I jes' cain't believe it,’ he said... ‘Goddamnit, he's my own brother-in-law and he hadn't oughta behave thisaway.’
2. In this direction.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards this place or direction
hitherc725
hereOE
hitherwarda1100
hitherwardsc1200
heretoc1275
hither1340
hereunto1509
hitherto1535
hereaway1549
this-way-ward1662
this-a-way1903
1903 Dial. Notes 2 333 Was he coming this-a-way when you seed him?
1955 F. O' Connor Wise Blood iii. 57 I'm going thisaway too.
1959 Observer 11 Oct. 6/4 Politically, Chataway can run thisaway or thataway.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adv.1834- to have the cheek to do something
- to have the conscience
- to have the crappy end of the stick
- to have the defects of one's qualities
- to have the defects of one's virtues
- to have the dingbats
- to have the ear of a person
- to have the edge on
- to have the eminence of
- to have the etc end of the stick
- to have the face
- to have the face to do something
- to have the fairer
- to have the fairer of
- to have the field to oneself
- to have the foot of
- to have the forehand of
- to have the front
- to have the gallows in one's face
- to have the game by the throat
- to have the game in one's hands
- to have the gingerbread
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- to have the good sense to do something
- to have the goodness to do something