Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fo sho

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: fo sho
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Pronunciation spelling of for sure.

Slang

Etymology

Based on a non-rhotic accent with the dough-door merger, which is found in some varieties of African American Vernacular English. Compare mo (“more”), fo' (“for; four”).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

fo' sho' (alternative) fosho (alternative) fasho (alternative)

Questions

What does fo sho mean?: Pronunciation spelling of for sure.
Where does fo sho come from?: Based on a non-rhotic accent with the dough-door merger, which is found in some varieties of African American Vernacular English. Compare mo (“more”), fo' (“for; four”).

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