- this is a creative respelling of the common phrasal adverb “for sure” to create one word. It takes the first sound of each word, “f” and “sh”, and modifies the pronunciation of the rest of the word so that it has a rhyming “o” vowel sound. This follows the tendency of slang to rhyme seen in Cockney rhyming slang.
fosho
adverb; compounding
for sure, without doubt
Etymology : compounding of clipped “fo” from “for” + clipped and modified “sho” from “sure”
Source : "Acks sorry just was confused about if this was fosho gonna happen!" –ENGI 120 member, 11-2-17
Last modified: 4 December 2017