Anot

//əˈnɔt˨// particle, slang

particle, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Particle
  1. 1
    Alternative form of or not. Singapore, Singlish, alt-of, alternative, colloquial

    "Your computer got virus anot?"

Etymology

Partial calque of Hokkien 抑無 /抑无 (a̍h bô / á bô, “or not; or no; or none”). See also Hokkien 抑是 (a̍h-sī / á-sǐ, “or”), 是抑毋是 (sī á-m̄-sī / sǐ á-m̄-sǐ, “isn't?”, literally “is it? or is it not?”).

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