nuse1
/njuːs/(also nyuse) informal United States regional (southern, especially among African-Americans) and Caribbean (chiefly Barbados )
noun
In speech and representations of speech: = use. Chiefly in no nuse.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Trinidad Spectator. Representing a colloquial pronunciation of use, with intrusive n-.
nuse2
/njuːz/(also n'use, nyuse, nyuze) informal United States regional (southern, especially among African-Americans) and Caribbean (chiefly Barbados )
verb
[with object] And without object. In speech and representations of speech: = use.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Trinidadian. Representing a colloquial pronunciation of use, with intrusive n-.