mostest
English
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Pronunciation
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[edit]mostest
- (nonstandard, humorous) most.
- 1917: anon., New York Times, attributed incorrectly to Nathan Bedford Forrest (the correct quote is "to git thar fust with the most men")
- git thar fustest with the mostest
- 2006, Nicholas Sarno, God Bless the Squirrel Cage:
- Indeed there are mansions along Beechwood Avenue, including the former home of Pearl Mesta, "the hostess with the mostest."
- 1917: anon., New York Times, attributed incorrectly to Nathan Bedford Forrest (the correct quote is "to git thar fust with the most men")
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- second-person singular present/past indicative of moten (“to have to”)
Old English
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