to sez
A funny informal spelling that shows how someone speaks
- verb
- /sɛz/
- Informal
:
dice
- "Sez you." Carl paused.
Examples
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"Sez you," he said.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Sez you," she replied with a smirk as they argued.
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Sez me!
Fiction book (1994) -
"Sez me!" he shouted in defiance.
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"Sez who?" she challenged, crossing her arms.
Surface Forms
sez infinitive
Etymology
Sez is a playful, informal spelling of says, written to copy the sound people make when they say 'says', so writers use sez in jokes or comics to show a casual spoken voice.