sortsa

English

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of sorts of.

Contraction

sortsa (singular sorta)

1. (colloquial) Sorts of.
   • 1977, Fred C Dobbs, The Golden Age of B.S., page 93:

     Sends a letter to the Globe and Mail and starts claiming that his friend Mackay says that there's all sortsa cabinet ministers ringing up all sortsa judges in Canada.

   • 1984, DeKalb College, DeKalb Literary Arts Journal, volume 17, page 38:

     "Oh. Togs. lt just means.. .special sortsa clothes. Toads? Gad, what a dodo l picked to fall in love with me."

   • 1988 June, “Underground”, in Spin, page 32:

     Hampton delves into all sortsa cultural rootage — from country blues to smarmy Broadway show-tunage, combining them in a friendly, swinging way. This is the sorta record that should appeal to anybody who gave up on Zappa after Weasels Ripped My Flesh.

See also

• kindsa

Anagrams

• Astors, Astros, assort, roasts