say-so

See also: sayso

English

Etymology

say +‎ so

Alternative forms

sayso

Noun

say-so (plural say-sos)

(informal) Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command.
I wouldn't buy anything that expensive just on the say-so of a saleman.
You are not to go into that room without my say-so.
- 1988, Boris Aldanov, The human predicament, volume 1, page 134:
  the answer is that we just 'think' ourselves to Be Goodness Itself, we confer that Goodness upon ourselves by say-so, […]
- 2007, Francesca Aran Murphy, God Is Not a Story: Realism Revisited
  We could only know the authors are eye witnesses by taking it on their say-so, that is, by believing them, or by believing a string of say-sos.
- 1999, Jack C. Doppelt, Ellen Shearer, Nonvoters: America's no-shows, page 162:
  "I guess I have gotten fed up with the government. You're only helped if you're on the good side. If you're on the bad side, then you can't have help, you've got no say-so, and you've got no rights, […] "
- 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎, page 2:
  Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present research, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain dubious.

Quotations

see Citations:sayso

Synonyms

leave
permission

单词	say-so
释义	say-so See also: sayso English Etymology say +‎ so Alternative forms sayso Noun say-so (plural say-sos) (informal) Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command. I wouldn't buy anything that expensive just on the say-so* of a saleman.* You are not to go into that room without my say-so. 1988, Boris Aldanov, The human predicament, volume 1, page 134: the answer is that we just 'think' ourselves to Be Goodness Itself, we confer that Goodness upon ourselves by say-so, […] 2007, Francesca Aran Murphy, God Is Not a Story: Realism Revisited We could only know the authors are eye witnesses by taking it on their say-so, that is, by believing them, or by believing a string of say-sos. 1999, Jack C. Doppelt, Ellen Shearer, Nonvoters: America's no-shows, page 162: "I guess I have gotten fed up with the government. You're only helped if you're on the good side. If you're on the bad side, then you can't have help, you've got no say-so, and you've got no rights, […] " 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎, page 2: Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present research, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain dubious. Quotations see Citations:sayso Synonyms leave permission See also blessing clearance go-ahead imprimatur placet sanction warrant what someone says goes
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