sustah

plural sustahs · alternative suster

1. pronunciation spellingAfrican-American VernacularPronunciation spelling of sister.

   Whazza mattuh, yo have a big fight with yo brudder-n-sustah?

   1962, “Evidence”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), numbers 5-8, page 48

   2 more examples

   An advocate of polygamy said, “Sustah, want for ya sustah what ya want for yourself. The sustah’s response was, “Yeah, I want my sustah to have her own husband; not mine.”

   1994, Najeeba Jaja, Riper the Berry, Sweeter…: Nine Keys to Greater Success, page 122

   Four-year-old Wealthy had, since birth, been called and known as Sustah (sister).

   2021, Damus Amazulu Kenjyatta, The Foggy Bottom Storytellers at the Port of Poets