"anywho" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛniˌhu/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} anywho (not comparable)
  1. (informal, nonstandard) Anyhow. Tags: informal, nonstandard, not-comparable Synonyms: anyhoo
    Sense id: en-anywho-en-adv-mhpjEF2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈɛniˌhu/ [General-American]
Etymology: From any + who. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|any|who}} any + who Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} anywho, {{en-pronoun}} anywho
  1. (dated or rare) Anybody.
    Sense id: en-anywho-en-pron-FwR5GTrw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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