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wannit

wannit contraction: represents a contracted pronunciation of want it.

Contraction

wannit

  1. (contraction, informal) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want it.
    • So you wannit, do you? Well you can't have it!
    • "I don't wannit." "What do you mean, you don't wannit?" "I don't wannit." "Look, Boscobel," began Rawlins gently, "you saw Koko the clown, didn'tcha? You see Benny the mule, didn'tcha?1952, Nicholas De Minno, Half A Dollar Is Better Than None, page 119
  2. (contraction, informal) Represents a contracted pronunciation of wasn't it.
    • That was ages ago, wannit ?
    • 'It was ages ago, wannit?' Another drink. 'Course that's what made the brother move out. He couldn't stay around after that, could he? Poor guy.' The rat scarpered towards the kitchen. 'What happened, Sheila?' 'Awful, wannit?'2014, Kerry Wilkinson, Something Wicked

Questions about wannit

What does wannit mean?
Wannit means represents a contracted pronunciation of want it.
What part of speech is wannit?
Wannit is a contraction.

Words near wannit in the dictionary

  1. wannigans
  2. wannime
  3. Wanning
  4. wannion
  5. wannish
  6. wannit
  7. Wannon
  8. Wanquan
  9. wanrestful
  10. Wanrong
  11. wanrufe

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