occashun

occashun

English

Etymology

From occasion.

Noun

occashun (plural occashuns)

1. Eye dialect spelling of occasion.
   • 1867, Petroleum V. Nasby, Swingin Round the Cirkle.‎:

     My meetin house wuz gorgeously decorated for the occashun; the walls bein hung with confedrit battle flags, and on the corners of the pulpit wuz placed two skulls uv Yankees, picked up at Andersonville by one of the guards, who is now a loyal citizen uv this State, residin at this pint.

   • 1904, Edith Ferguson Black, chapter 16, in A Beautiful Possibility‎:

     Ef we believes we'se preshus in his sight,--an' de Bible sez we is,--we'll hev no occashun fer gettin discouraged, fer de dear Lord's boun ter do de best fer his loved ones.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Florence A. Kilpatrick, Our Elizabeth‎:

     'I thort p'raps you'd like to drink to the occashun of the 'appy 'ome-coming in a nice glarss o' stout,' she explained.