Wednesday's Word
formerly known as the "What're Words For..."

Word: Ain’t got nawthin (Int. phrase)
Definition: This is actually a question which means: “Do you have a drink?” Another form is: “Ain’t got nawthin’ on ye?”


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(Definition from: "How To Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)