anyhoo
adverb
any·hoo ˈe-nē-ˌhü 
variants or less commonly anywho
chiefly US, informal + humorous
: anyhow, anyway
I'm assuming Pelosi isn't a Jewish name, right? It sounds Italian but I'm bad that way. Anyhoo … give me a shout back and let's get the dialogue going!!
Rob Long, National Review, 20 Nov. 2006
Rob Long, National Review, 20 Nov. 2006Anyhoo. These divers saved a shark. Kathie Lee Gifford, NBC News Transcripts, 4 Mar. 2010
Kathie Lee Gifford, NBC News Transcripts, 4 Mar. 2010… moving with the animated dash peculiar to the quickie films of the time, snapping such lines as "Say, what's the big idea, anyhoo?" Diane Werts, Newsday, 21 July 1991
Diane Werts, Newsday, 21 July 1991Speaking of blonds with ambition, check out the latest from Tara Reid. You remember her—party girl, sometimes does a little acting. Anywho, she's looking into other ventures, just like Miss Paris H. Jan Uebelherr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2008
Jan Uebelherr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2008
Word History
Etymology
probably originally jocular appropriation of Scots and Ulster onie-hoo anyhow
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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