nohow

[ noh-hou ]

/ ˈnoʊˌhaʊ /

under no circumstances; in no way (usually preceded by another negative): I can't learn this nohow.

Origin of nohow

First recorded in 1765–75; no² + how¹

noggin, nogging, noginsk, noguchi, noh, nohow, noi, noil, nointer, noir, noise

He'll buck if he's cinched too tight or gets too much to eat, an' he ain't fit for a lady to ride, nohow.

Hope Hathaway |Frances Parker
Which it don't make no difference what one of them does, nohow.

Danny's Own Story |Don Marquis
Seems like de people don' work dese days like dey used to nohow.

Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1 |Various
He's gone off, foolin' around with them thar pictures, an' I don't suppose he'll never come to any good, nohow.

Babylon, Volume 2 (of 3) |Grant Allen

“Women wa'n't calculated to work as hard as men, nohow,” he said.

Jerome, A Poor Man |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

nohow

/ (ˈnəʊˌhaʊ) /

not standard (in negative constructions)