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German
- obs (chiefly colloquial or dated)
Etymology
ob + es
Pronunciation
Contraction
ob's
- (chiefly informal or dated or poetic) Contraction of ob es: whether it, whether't; if it (the latter only in als ob's "as if it")
1970, Deutscher Bundestag, Plenarprotokoll Nr. 06/25 vom 21.01.1970, page 1066:(Zuruf von der CDU/CSU: Warum reden Sie dann?) — Ich habe das Recht, hier zu reden, ob's Ihnen paßt oder nicht. Merken Sie sich das! (Lachen bei der CDU/CSU.)- (Interruption from the CDU/CSU : Why are you speaking then?) — I have the right to speak here, whether you like it or not . Remember that! (Laughter from the CDU/CSU )
Usage notes
Like many other contractions, this is common in speech but uncommon in formal writing.