英和和英

発音

• IPA: /əˈθɔɹətɑː/

名詞

authoritah (countable and uncountable, plural authoritahs)

1. (humorous, slang, US) An authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders).
   • 1998, South Park, "Chickenlover" (season 2, episode 4):

     Cartman: Ey! I am a cop, and you will respect my authoritah!

   • 2010 February 10, “Re: Do economics and morals have anything in common?”, in alt.politics.libertarian‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29 November 2021:

     They may "defend" themselves individually, like trying to sabotage an acquaintance who is doing better financially, socially, etc. Or they may appeal to gubmint authoriTAH.

   • 2013, Tony Sclafani, “Acknowledgments”, in The Grateful Dead FAQ, unnumbered page:

     And thanks to Backbeat Books and the Hal Leonard Group for allowing me to indulge professionally in the type of thinking and topics that earned me disapproval from guidance counselors and other figures of "authoritah."

   • 2018, Russ Linton, Ashes (Crimson Son)‎, volume 3, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     My normal reaction to authoritah is to bristle, but arguments can wait.