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Mo'

//moʊ// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of more, representing non-rhotic AAVE English. alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling

    "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."

Etymology

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

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