Meaning of thataway | Babel Free
ˈðædəˌweɪDefinitions
That way (usually in terms of physical direction).
Southern-US, humorous, not-comparable
Examples
“Now there’ll be a jackpot an’ no mistake⟳. I’ll be desperate thataway. Like⟳ a hungry hobo locked up in a piehouse. Like⟳ a weary pilgrim who hears them pearly gates clang shut⟳ behind him . . .”
“I sure hope⟳ he don't get⟳ hisself hurt⟳ one of these days, running his mouth thataway.”
“"You'd talk⟳ thataway about your own⟳ daddy?"”
“"They went thataway," said Daisy, pointing.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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