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dunna

dunna verb: do not.

Verb

dunna

  1. (Northern England) do not.
    • Ma lass!' he murmured. 'Ma little lass! Dunna let's fight! Dunna let's niver fight! I love thee an' th' touch on thee. Dunna argue wi' me! Dunna! Dunna! Dunna! Let's be together.'1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC

Questions about dunna

What does dunna mean?
Dunna means do not.
What part of speech is dunna?
Dunna is a verb.

Words near dunna in the dictionary

  1. Dunmow flitch
  2. Dunmow flitches
  3. Dunmurry
  4. Dunn
  5. Dunn County
  6. dunna
  7. Dunnagan
  8. Dunnagans
  9. dunnage
  10. dunnages
  11. dunnakin

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