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Knowing from experience that white gentlemen, in their intercourse with coloured people, were apt to be, in the local phrase; "sometimey," or uncertain in their moods, he first tested, with a few remarks about the weather, the colonel's amiability, and finding him approachable, proved quite talkative and confidential.
The Colonel's Dream 1895
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And even if Sacajawea had been a more sometimey place, the rules would have been different for Angela, or anyone else who was kin to Marie Toussaint.
The Good House Tananarive Due 2003
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Simplicity is critical when looking to invest in a singular swimsuit that will soon become your best friend, as your body gets “sometimey,” as they say in the ’hood.
The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010
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Simplicity is critical when looking to invest in a singular swimsuit that will soon become your best friend, as your body gets “sometimey,” as they say in the ’hood.
The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010
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Simplicity is critical when looking to invest in a singular swimsuit that will soon become your best friend, as your body gets “sometimey,” as they say in the ’hood.
The Style Checklist Lloyd Boston 2010
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Certainly her Aunt Tiny was never “sometimey,” an expression Yolonda’s mother used for a person who couldn’t be counted on.
Yolonda's Genius Carol Fenner 2001
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Certainly her Aunt Tiny was never “sometimey,” an expression Yolonda’s mother used for a person who couldn’t be counted on.
Yolonda's Genius Carol Fenner 2001
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Certainly her Aunt Tiny was never “sometimey,” an expression Yolonda’s mother used for a person who couldn’t be counted on.
Yolonda's Genius Carol Fenner 2001
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Certainly her Aunt Tiny was never “sometimey,” an expression Yolonda’s mother used for a person who couldn’t be counted on.
Yolonda's Genius Carol Fenner 2001
reesetee commented on the word sometimey
Fickle, moody, inconsistent. (Regional U.S., esp. South Atlantic.)
March 3, 2012
alexz commented on the word sometimey
spotted this on twitter, but it seems this has been a word since 2012 as per resettee's comment.
Google books has an early citation from 1963, Jet Magazine
Jet - Mar. 14, 1963 - Page 28
December 22, 2020