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English
Etymology
Blend of three + (to)gether. Perhaps inspired by comedian Victor Borge's "inflationary language" skit. Compare Bislama trigeta (“they three”, collective pronoun).
Adverb
threegether (comparative more threegether, superlative most threegether)
- (rare, nonce word) Together as a group of three.
1997 July 16, Messian Dread, “Internet and 666”, in rec.music.reggae (Usenet):Our little 6 year old girl is also happy with it, the three of us are having a nice time threegether.
2009, Beverly A Burchett, Not just a house party, acknowledgements:To my 2 beloved brothers Paul Anthony George, and Brian Patrick George - Our lives 'threegether' from our baby-hood till now has been filled with so many things.
2022, Ashok Banker, A Kiss After Dying, Penguin UK:There's much FMF action on the floor We're joking around about taking a vacation together 'threegether!' Olga cries.
References
- ^ Victor Borge (1965 February 14) “Inflationary Language”, in The Ed Sullivan Show