"druthers" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "etymology_text": "From the expression I'd rather (“I would rather prefer to”), often pronounced \"I druther\" in some dialects.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "druthers pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English blends",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [
            "Pluralia tantum",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1929, Harry McClintock, \"If I Had My Druthers\"",
          "text": "\"If I had my druthers, I would not be a king. I'd druther be just what I am than any other thing.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1950, Alice Walworth Graham, The Natchez Woman",
          "text": "\"If you had your druthers—\" Old Lew was always saying, \"If I had my druthers, gimme one of them there Shevrolics.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1957, Society of Arts and Crafts, Theatre Arts, volume 41, page 29",
          "text": "\"If I had my druthers,\" he informs us, \"I'druther be myself — not because I'm anythin' special, just because it's convenient.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1977, Carole Mayhall, From the Heart of a Woman",
          "text": "If I'd had my \"druthers,\" our engagement would not have been two and one half years long. But schooling made our druthers invalid.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1993, Les Claypool, DMV",
          "text": "If I had my \"druthers,\" I'd screw a chimpanzee. Call it, pointless.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Wishes, preferences."
      ],
      "id": "en-druthers-en-noun--xaa2Zz~",
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "Wishes",
          "wish"
        ],
        [
          "preference",
          "preference"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, informal, often humorous) Wishes, preferences."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "druther"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "humorous",
        "informal",
        "often",
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɹʌðɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-druthers.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/94/En-us-druthers.ogg/En-us-druthers.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/En-us-druthers.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "druthers"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From the expression I'd rather (“I would rather prefer to”), often pronounced \"I druther\" in some dialects.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "druthers pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "druther"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English blends",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English humorous terms",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English pluralia tantum",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1929, Harry McClintock, \"If I Had My Druthers\"",
          "text": "\"If I had my druthers, I would not be a king. I'd druther be just what I am than any other thing.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1950, Alice Walworth Graham, The Natchez Woman",
          "text": "\"If you had your druthers—\" Old Lew was always saying, \"If I had my druthers, gimme one of them there Shevrolics.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1957, Society of Arts and Crafts, Theatre Arts, volume 41, page 29",
          "text": "\"If I had my druthers,\" he informs us, \"I'druther be myself — not because I'm anythin' special, just because it's convenient.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1977, Carole Mayhall, From the Heart of a Woman",
          "text": "If I'd had my \"druthers,\" our engagement would not have been two and one half years long. But schooling made our druthers invalid.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1993, Les Claypool, DMV",
          "text": "If I had my \"druthers,\" I'd screw a chimpanzee. Call it, pointless.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Wishes, preferences."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "Wishes",
          "wish"
        ],
        [
          "preference",
          "preference"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, informal, often humorous) Wishes, preferences."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "humorous",
        "informal",
        "often",
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɹʌðɚz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-druthers.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/94/En-us-druthers.ogg/En-us-druthers.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/En-us-druthers.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "druthers"
}