Meanings
- Southern USUScolloquialdatedespeciallyhumorousuncountableAir that has been cooled by air conditioning.
First day of summer in Alabama is HOT. Dobby [a dog] is ready for some bought air!
2020 June 20, Cindy Shackleford, post on Instagram2 more examples
"If Gramma were here, she'd tell you to stop letting all the bought air out," Emmy answered. Which was true. Gramma had been a child of the Depression. Waste not, want not. And letting ice-cold "bought" air drift outside was a pet peeve of hers.
2020, Sasha Summers, Jace"You're letting of the bought air out!!" Teddy said with that dad voice he had. […
2026, Michael McCoy, The First: of Many to Come
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bought air. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bought%20air
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