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druthers

/ˈdɹʌðɚz/

druthers noun: wishes, preferences.

Noun

druthers pl (plural only)

  1. (US, humorous, informal, often, plural, plural-only) Wishes, preferences.
    • "If I had my druthers, I would not be a king. I'd druther be just what I am than any other thing."1929, Harry McClintock, "If I Had My Druthers"
    • "If you had your druthers—" Old Lew was always saying, "If I had my druthers, gimme one of them there Shevrolics."1950, Alice Walworth Graham, The Natchez Woman

Examples of druthers in a sentence

  • "If I had my druthers," he informs us, "I'druther be myself — not because I'm anythin' special, just because it's convenient."1957, Society of Arts and Crafts, Theatre Arts, volume 41, page 29:
  • If I'd had my "druthers," our engagement would not have been two and one half years long.1977, Carole Mayhall, From the Heart of a Woman:
  • If I had my "druthers," I'd screw a chimpanzee.1993, Les Claypool, DMV:

Origin of druthers

From the expression I'd rather (“I would prefer to”), often pronounced "I druther" in some dialects.

Questions about druthers

What does druthers mean?
Druthers means wishes, preferences.
How do you use druthers in a sentence?
"If I had my druthers," he informs us, "I'druther be myself — not because I'm anythin' special, just because it's convenient."
What part of speech is druthers?
Druthers is a noun.
How do you pronounce druthers?
Druthers is pronounced /ˈdɹʌðɚz/ (US).

Words near druthers in the dictionary

  1. drusy
  2. drusy quartz
  3. drusy quartzes
  4. Druten
  5. druther
  6. druthers
  7. druv
  8. druv someone to drink
  9. druv to drink
  10. druxey
  11. druxiness

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