forgainst
other.— «Republicans need to answer to the families of the people serving in Iraq. The time for hedging is over. You can’t be what I call “forgainst it.”» —“N.H. Reps. Call on Senators to Help Change Course in Iraq” in New Hampshire Campaigns & Elections July 17, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Since the 13th century, the adjective wicked has meant “bad” or “evil.” So why do people in New England use wicked as an intensifying adverb to mean “very” or “extremely”? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Wicked is a Very Fine...
Jeremy calls from Charleston, South Carolina, to say that when he lived in southeast New Hampshire, he was puzzled by the use of a seemingly negative response to indicate something positive. For example, if he said I drive a red car and his listener...