A texan bastardization of "another". Used in context with "a whole..." when "other" would sound dumb.

Derivative of "another" usually used when someone says "that's a whole nother issue" or something along those lines. The correct way to say it is "a whole other issue". "Another" translates to "an other", but people mistakenly believe it translates to "a nother". When you put a word like "whole" in-between "an other" the "an" changes to an "a" because "whole" starts with a consonant instead of a vowel.

An accidental word that comes out when your tongue is unsure if it wants 'other' or 'another'

1)Shortened version of the word "another"

It actuality is a shortened version of "another" - which is used by many people, even those who practice using grammatical correctness. It occurs naturally when the person is speaking too fast, and the sound of the letter "a" comes across as: an out going breath of air, or at a much lower octave than usual; therefore sounding absent. To write, "nother" rather than "another" is actual a "written vocalization" to emphasize haste, or pertinence, which otherwise, needs an entire phrase or sentence to drive the point home.
However, the colloquial frequency of the usage of "nother" slowly got carried into a variety of word groupings.
As the letter "a" is phonetically an out going breath at a certain octave, a rapid speech makes the "a" inaudible as anything except for the breath. (likewise the letter e is an incoming breath at a different octave).

It most frequently is found at the beginning of a sentence or directly after the word "And" as the second word o...

additional, extra, supplemental

A combination of no + other. Not to be confused with 'nother, a short form of another.

when you have the perfect thing to
say, when its just too late.