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where'n

where'n contraction: where in.

Contraction

where'n

  1. (contraction, nonstandard) Where in.
    • Where'n the hell did he go?
    • Confeound ^([sic]) it! Everything in its place, and a place in everything; where'n tunket's the shovel?1885, John Vance Cheney, The Old Doctor, page 172

Conjunction

where'n

  1. (dialectal) where

Questions about where'n

What does where'n mean?
Where'n means where in.
What part of speech is where'n?
Where'n can be a contraction or a conjunction.

Words near where'n in the dictionary

  1. where you at
  2. where you stand depends on where you sit
  3. where'd
  4. where'er
  5. where'm
  6. where'n
  7. where're
  8. where's
  9. where's the beef
  10. where's the cameras
  11. where's the fire

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