"so fashion" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Perhaps a calque of Cantonese 噉樣/噉样 (gam2 joeng6-2, “like this; so”, literally “such + appearance”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|yue|噉樣|gloss=like this; so|lit=such + appearance|nocap=1|tr=gam2 joeng6-2}} calque of Cantonese 噉樣/噉样 (gam2 joeng6-2, “like this; so”, literally “such + appearance”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} so fashion (not comparable)
  1. (Chinese Pidgin English) in this way; like this; so; thus Tags: not-comparable Related terms: how fashion, what fashion

Download JSON data for so fashion meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "text": "1849, Samuel Wells Williams, The Middle Kingdom\n“So fashion, eh?” rejoined my friend; “how muchee plice can catchee one alla same same for that?”"
        },
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          "text": "1875, James Fowler Rusling, Across America; or, The Great West and the Pacific Coast\nLookee sharp—so fashion—alla same mi"
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