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a whole 'nother

a whole 'nother is the alternative form of a whole nother.

Meaning of a whole nother

Determiner

a whole nother

  1. (US, informal, proscribed, usually) An intensified form of another: an entirely different; a whole other.
    • "Will the fog be gone by to-morrow morning?" said Patty, disconsolately. "I don't know what we shall do if we have to be a whole 'nother day in the house and in the dark."1887 October 29, [Mary Louisa] Molesworth, “The Mysterious Guide: A Story of a London Fog”, in [Charles Peters], editor, The Girl’s Own Paper, volume IX, number 409, London: “The Leisure Hour”...

Questions about a whole 'nother

What is a whole 'nother the alternative form of?
A whole 'nother is the alternative form of a whole nother.

Words near a whole 'nother in the dictionary

  1. A waves
  2. a wee bit
  3. a week from next Tuesday
  4. a week is a long time in politics
  5. a whisper down the lane
  6. a whole 'nother
  7. a whole nother
  8. a wild goose never laid a tame egg
  9. a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle
  10. a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
  11. a woman's work is never done

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