noun
druthers
DRUTH-erz/ˈdrʌðərz/
What someone would prefer or choose.
Given his druthers, the man chooses strawberry ice cream over chocolate.
Etymology
The phrase “I'd rather,” dialectally “I'd ruther,” was playfully turned into a noun. What people say they would prefer became their “druthers”—their personal choice.
In context
if I had my druthers nobody would do literary analysis or criticism of any kind in grammar school
More examples
- If she had her druthers, she'd work from home.
- We can't all have our druthers about the meeting time.
- He'd stay up all night if he had his druthers.
Forms
druthers
Similar words
- preference
- A more neutral term, suitable for formal writing as well.
- choice
- Can mean the decision itself, not just someone's preference.