Meanings
suh1
- pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of sir, usually to suggest the speech of African-American slaves.
"Good-mawnin', suh," he said, lifting his cap politely.
1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC
Suh2
Origin
- Korean서(徐)
- EnglishSuh
From Korean 서(徐) (Seo). Cognate with English Xu (from Mandarin).
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suh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suh
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