English Explanatory Dictionary

mo'

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pronunciation spelling of more, representing non-rhotic AAVE English.

Pronunciation

mō /moʊ/

Word forms

mo' mo

Etymology

From its non-rhotic pronunciation. Compare fo' (“for; four”), ho (“whore”). Related to, though not directly descended from, obsolete mo with the same meaning.

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