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sustah en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of sister.
    alt of sister
    • An advocate of polygamy said, “Sustah, want for ya sustah what ya want for yourself. The sustah’s response was, “Yeah, I want my sustah to have her own husband; not mine.” 1994, Najeeba Jaja, Riper the Berry, Sweeter…: Nine Keys to Greater Success, page 122:
    • Four-year-old Wealthy had, since birth, been called and known as Sustah (sister). 2021, Damus Amazulu Kenjyatta, The Foggy Bottom Storytellers at the Port of Poets:
    • Whazza mattuh, yo have a big fight with yo brudder-n-sustah? 1962, “Evidence”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), numbers 5-8, page 48:

Forms

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suster alternative lexicographic
sustahs Number=Plur lexicographic