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druth⋅ers

  [druhth-erz]
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–noun Informal.
one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
Origin:
1870–75; pl. of druther, (I, you, etc.) 'd rather (contr. of would rather)
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druth·ers   (drŭth'ərz)   
pl.n.   Informal
A choice or preference: "Given their druthers, these hell-for-leather free marketeers might sell the post office" (George F. Will).

[Alteration of the phrase 'd rather, from would rather.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

druthers 
1895, jocular formation from I'd ruther, Amer.Eng. dialectal form of I'd rather (used by Bret Harte as drathers, 1875).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

druthers

see have one's druthers.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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