nother meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

nother

pron

UK /ˈnʌðə/ · US /ˈnʌðəɹ/

Etymology From Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther.

Neither.

Obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects

adj

Etymology From Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther.

Neither.

Obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects

pron

Etymology Variant of an other, another, rebracketed as a nother. Compare Middle English a noþer.

Obsolete Another.

adj

Etymology Variant of an other, another, rebracketed as a nother. Compare Middle English a noþer.

US, Informal Different, other.

Executing it all well, with the feel, look and operation of a real luxury car, is a whole nother ball of wax.2009 October 1, Don Chaikin, “Long-Term Test Cars: Azera, Sedon M35, Highlander Hybrid, Liberty Sport CRD, Cobalt SS”, in Jim Meigs, editor, Popular Mechanics, New York, N.Y.: The Hearst Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2013:
He has said elfsheen four nother ways — elfsheen, elfshine, elfshone, elfshyne.2015, L. T. Wolf, The World King, →ISBN:

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That is just a completely nother department altogether.2018, “James Leo Herlihy”, in All Fall Down, page 126:

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