Meaning
So — a small, hard-working word meaning 'thus', 'like that', 'this way'. It points at manner ('do it so'), fills 'a so' (that's how) and 'same so', and tags location as 'yah so' (right here) and 'deh so' (right there). Also 'so-so' means plain or only.
Examples
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Hold it so, nuh so.
Hold it like this, not like that.
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A so di ting go.
That's how the thing goes.
Origin
From English 'so' (thus). See [[a-so]], [[same-so]], [[yah-so]].
How it’s used
'thus/like that/this way'; builds 'a so', 'yah so', 'deh so', 'so-so'.