ussun
/ˈʌsən/
ussun noun: someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
Noun
ussun (plural ussuns)
- Someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
- Antonyms:
- themmun
Antonyms of ussun
Forms of ussun
| plural | ussuns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | us'un |
| alternative form | us-un |
| alternative form | usun |
| alternative form | us 'un |
| alternative form | us un |
| alternative form | ussin |
| alternative form | us'in |
| alternative form | us-in |
| alternative form | usin |
| alternative form | ussen |
| alternative form | us'en |
| alternative form | us-en |
| alternative form | usen |
Origin of ussun
Eye dialect of us ones (“we; us”, dialectal), as a reference to us versus them (“a state of opposition between two groups, mostly based on group membership”), in mock imitation of a stereotypical parochial sectarian. Singular ussun is a back-formation from ussuns (plural). Compare themmun.
Words that rhyme with ussun
Questions about ussun
- What does ussun mean?
- Ussun means someone on the same side of the Northern Irish sectarian divide (from the speaker's perspective).
- What part of speech is ussun?
- Ussun is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ussun?
- Ussun is pronounced /ˈʌsən/.
- What is the plural of ussun?
- The plural of ussun is ussuns.
Words near ussun in the dictionary
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