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mo' en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• mō (US)
• /moʊ/ (US)

Etymology

From its non-rhotic pronunciation. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”). Related to, though not directly descended from, obsolete mo with the same meaning.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of more, representing non-rhotic AAVE English.
   alt of more
   alt of representing non-rhotic AAVE English
   • A millennium, mah son, am jes' de same as a thousan' legged worm, only hits got mo' legs. 1916, Official Proceedings, Western Railway Club, page 143:
   • But the people are great han's for religion, and it's a common saying they got mo' religion an' less morals than yo'll find anywhere else in the world. 1904, Clifton Johnson, Highways and Byways of the South, page 124:
   • Brethren if you want mo' preachin', save a little dram for me. 2005, Tim Brooks, Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919, page 137:

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