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might should

might should verb: should perhaps (used to soften "should" and make it less of a command).

Verb

might should

  1. (Southern US, double modal / stacked modal) should perhaps (used to soften "should" and make it less of a command)
    • I've noticed how my knees, lower back, neck, and temples hurt pretty much continuously. I'm thinking that I might should go back to my old midmorning ways, pop those Vienna tops more often, and dice peppers like there's no tomorrow.2005, Holly Hughes, Best Food Writing 2005, →ISBN, page 164
    • I opened the back of my refrigeration truck and, for the first time, understood that I might should go ahead and turn it back into a regular pickup.2008, George Singleton, Work Shirts for Madmen, →ISBN, page 58

Questions about might should

What does might should mean?
Might should means should perhaps (used to soften "should" and make it less of a command).
What part of speech is might should?
Might should is a verb.

Words near might should in the dictionary

  1. might can
  2. might could
  3. might is right
  4. might makes right
  5. might of
  6. might should
  7. might've
  8. might-be
  9. might-bes
  10. might-have-been
  11. might-have-beens

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