"whomst" meaning in English

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Pronoun

IPA: /huːmst/ Audio: en-US whomst.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-whomst.wav [US]
Rhymes: -uːmst Etymology: whom + -st (“excrescent suffix”) Etymology templates: {{glossary|excrescent}} excrescent, {{af|en|whom|-st|gloss2=excrescent suffix}} whom + -st (“excrescent suffix”) Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} whomst, {{en-pronoun}} whomst
  1. (archaic, now chiefly humorous) Nonstandard form of who or whom. Tags: alt-of, archaic, humorous, nonstandard Alternative form of: who, whom
    Sense id: en-whomst-en-pron-39AQbgCd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, English terms suffixed with -st

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