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this-a-way

this-a-way is the alternative form of thisaway.

Meaning of thisaway

Adverb

thisaway (not comparable)

  1. (Southern US, humorous) This way (in terms of physical direction as well as manner).
    • "It was thisaway, mister; yes, sir; listen: I was camped in the ravine, an' all to wunst I seen the flare of the fire an' I run over there; but 'twas too late--the roof had fell in an' the pore feller must 'a' been cooked alive.1915, James B. Hendryx, The Promise

Questions about this-a-way

What is this-a-way the alternative form of?
This-a-way is the alternative form of thisaway.

Words near this-a-way in the dictionary

  1. this've
  2. this, that, and the other
  3. this, that, and the other thing
  4. this, that, and the third
  5. this, that, or the other
  6. this-a-way
  7. this-worldliness
  8. this-worldly
  9. thisaway
  10. Thisbe
  11. Thisby

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Adapted from Wiktionary: this-a-way (page history and authors); thisaway (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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