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hadda

hadda contraction: had to.

Contraction

hadda

  1. (contraction, nonstandard) had to
    • Told him I hadda be on the bus for work and he rode with me.1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
  2. (Canada, US, contraction, nonstandard) had (used in conditional statements; compare had've)
    • If I hadda known, I wouldn't've gone.
  3. (contraction, nonstandard) had a

Questions about hadda

What does hadda mean?
Hadda means had to.
What part of speech is hadda?
Hadda is a contraction.

Words near hadda in the dictionary

  1. Hadaways
  2. hadbot
  3. hadbote
  4. Hadcock
  5. hadd
  6. hadda
  7. Haddam
  8. Hadden
  9. Haddenham
  10. hadder
  11. hadders

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