quotha

[ kwoh-thuh ]

interjection

, Archaic.

1. indeed! (used ironically or contemptuously in quoting another).

quotha

/ ˈkwəʊθə /

interjection

1. archaic.
   an expression of mild sarcasm, used in picking up a word or phrase used by someone else

   Art thou mad? Mad, quotha! I am more sane than thou

Word History and Origins

Origin of quotha¹

First recorded in 1510–20; from quoth a quoth he

Word History and Origins

Origin of quotha¹

C16: from quoth a quoth he

Example Sentences

"Burn" it, quotha!—it wouldn't have burnt, I would have you know: it would have flown straight up the chimney and taken, unscathed as marble, its invulnerable way to the individual for whom it had just been so admirably winged.

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"Serious quotha!" said I, drawing away from her hand with much dignity.

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He would call it a very bold figure of speech: figure of speech, quotha!

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Marriage, quotha! what, dost thou think I have been bred in the deserts of Africa, or among the savages of America?

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Quotha! but the gifts will be showered upon the maiden.

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