"onlest" meaning in English

See onlest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Variant of onliest. Etymology templates: {{m|en|onliest}} onliest Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} onlest (not comparable)
  1. (US, dialectal, especially African-American Vernacular, possibly dated) Only. Tags: US, dated, dialectal, not-comparable, possibly

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