20 August 2015
druthers
[druhth -erz]
noun, Informal.
1. one’s own way, choice, or preference:
If I had my druthers, I’d dance all night.
Origin of druthers
1870-1875; plural of druther, (I, you, etc.) ‘d rather (contraction of would rather)
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Examples from the Web for druthers
Contemporary Examples
Given his druthers he lives on a diet of wine, bread, fish, and olive oil.
Diet Like Jesus: What the Bible Says About How to Eat
Candida Moss
October 14, 2013
Historical Examples
An’ she don’ want to ma’hy him, if dey give her her druthers about hit.
Danny’s Own Story
Don Marquis
Word Origin and History for druthers
n.
1895, from jocular formation based on I’d ruther, American English dialectal form of I’d rather (used by Bret Harte as drathers, 1875).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Slang definitions & phrases for druthers
druthers
noun
Wishes; desires; preferred alternatives : We know your druthers, The Marketplace
Related Terms
have one’s druthers
[1895+; fr a dialect pronunciation of rather or had rather; used by Bret Harte in the form drathers in 1875]
The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
Idioms and Phrases with druthers Expand
druthers
see: have one’s druthers
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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Anagram
herd rust
red hurts
Today’s quote
I don’t trust people who don’t love themselves and tell me, ‘I love you’. Thre is an African saying, which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
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