druthers
nounUS /ˈdɹʌðɚz/
Etymology From the expression I'd rather (“I would prefer to”), often pronounced "I druther" in some dialects.
- "If I had my druthers, I would not be a king. I'd druther be just what I am than any other thing."1929, Harry McClintock, "If I Had My Druthers":
- "If you had your druthers—" Old Lew was always saying, "If I had my druthers, gimme one of them there Shevrolics."1950, Alice Walworth Graham, The Natchez Woman:
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- "If I had my druthers," he informs us, "I'druther be myself — not because I'm anythin' special, just because it's convenient."1957, Society of Arts and Crafts, Theatre Arts, volume 41, page 29:
- “You were a little to the right, Mr. Finch,” he called. “Always was,” answered Atticus. “If I had my ‘druthers I’d take a shotgun.”1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
- If I'd had my "druthers," our engagement would not have been two and one half years long. But schooling made our druthers invalid.1977, Carole Mayhall, From the Heart of a Woman:
- If I had my "druthers," I'd screw a chimpanzee. Call it, pointless.1993, Les Claypool, DMV:
- Related terms
- druther