mo'

/moʊ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

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adj

"But the people are great han's for religion, and it's a common saying they got mo' religion an' less morals than yo'll find anywhere else in the world."
"A millennium, mah son, am jes' de same as a thousan' legged worm, only hits got mo' legs."
"Brethren if you want mo' preachin', save a little dram for me."

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

mo (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce mo'?

The recorded pronunciation is /moʊ/.

What does mo' mean?

Where does mo' come from?

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

How to pronounce mo'

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