druthers

[druhth -erz] /ˈdrʌð ərz/
noun, Informal.
1.
one's own way, choice, or preference:
If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
Origin
1870-75; plural of druther, (I, you, etc.) 'd rather (contraction of would rather)
Examples from the web for druthers
  • Of course, my druthers are to be sitting where you are instead.
  • It is not surprising that neither party got its druthers.
Word Origin and History for druthers
n.

1895, from jocular formation based on I'd ruther, American English dialectal form of I'd rather (used by Bret Harte as drathers, 1875).

Slang definitions & phrases for druthers

druthers

noun

Wishes; desires; preferred alternatives: We know your druthers, The Marketplace

Related Terms

have one's druthers

[1895+; fr a dialect pronunciation of rather or had rather; used by Bret Harte in the form drathers in 1875]


Idioms and Phrases with druthers

druthers

see: have one's druthers