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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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What does 'right many' mean?

I hear people in the south (America) say this a lot. For example, they will say: "There are a right many people at the park." Sometimes they will say: "There's a good many people in the park." Is there an origin to this phrase? It seems somewhat similar to "pretty much' which I was able to trace in the Oxford Dictionary. But, I cannot find anything for this phrase. So my question is this. What does 'a right many' mean and what are its origins?
  

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I have never heard "a right many" but "a good many" is standard English: There are a good many people in the park. (very many people) CB

— Cool Breeze

  • I have never heard "a right many" but "a good many" is standard English: There are a good many people in the park.
  • (very many people) CB
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I have never heard "a right many" but "a good many" is standard English: There are a good many people in the park. (very many people)

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