I was not.
A-wiz-nae
ah-wiz-NAY
ษ wษชz neห
Phrase
Etymology & History
Scots dialect contraction combining "a" (I), "wiz" (was), and "nae" (not). Reflects the distinctive phonetic patterns of working-class Glasgow speech that emerged in industrial Scotland.
Word Details
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Region
Scotland
๐
Era
1800s
โ
Language
none
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Formality
very informal
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