Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thataway

/ˈðædəˌweɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: that-away
IPA: /ˈðædəˌweɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

That way (usually in terms of physical direction).

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Now there’ll be a jackpot an’ no mistake. I’ll be desperate thataway. Like a hungry hobo locked up in a piehouse. Like a weary pilgrim who hears them pearly gates clang shut behind him . . ."
"I sure hope he don't get hisself hurt one of these days, running his mouth thataway."
""You'd talk thataway about your own daddy?""
""They went thataway," said Daisy, pointing."

Etymology

From that + way with anaptyxis of [a], see also -a-.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈðædəˌweɪ/

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

thattaway (alternative)

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Frequently Paired Words

thisaway — henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout

Questions

How do you pronounce thataway?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðædəˌweɪ/.
What does thataway mean?: That way (usually in terms of physical direction).
Where does thataway come from?: From that + way with anaptyxis of [a], see also -a-.

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