might should

verb

should perhaps (used to soften "should" and make it less of a command)

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Meanings

verb
  1. Southern USdouble modal / stacked modalshould perhaps (used to soften "should" and make it less of a command)

    I opened the back of my refrigeration truck and, for the first time, understood that I might should go ahead and turn it back into a regular pickup.

    2008, George Singleton, Work Shirts for Madmen, →ISBN, page 58
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    I've noticed how my knees, lower back, neck, and temples hurt pretty much continuously. I'm thinking that I might should go back to my old midmorning ways, pop those Vienna tops more often, and dice peppers like there's no tomorrow.

    2005, Holly Hughes, Best Food Writing 2005, →ISBN, page 164

    His sister stopped by the laundry mat to say hello and I told her what I was about to do and said she might should go by the house once he got off work, just to be there for him.

    2011, Melissa Fenton, A Moral Compass, →ISBN
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APA

might should. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/might%20should

MLA

“might should.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/might%20should. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “might should,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/might%20should.

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