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quotha

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

Forsooth; indeed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • 1678, Thomas d’Urfey, The Fool Turn’d Critick, London: James Magnes and Richard Bentley, Act II, Scene 2, p. 15, 1st. Fid[dler]. Will it please you Gentlemen to hear a new Lesson, or a Song A-la-mode. Sir For[mal]. S’bud you impertinent Raskal get you gone, / Or I’le so batter that Musical sconce of yours. / Song A-la-mode Quotha, I had as lieve hear a / Gibb Catt howl, and as much pleasure I take in’t.

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History

Etymology

From quoth + a (“he”) (dialectal, obsolete).