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why come

why come adverb: synonym of how come (“why”).

Adverb

why come

  1. (dialectal, informal) Synonym of how come (“why”).
    • "Why come y'all ain't staying with me? You know you're welcome anytime. Your cameraman. What's his name? Bill?” “Bob.”2008 September 1, Linda Leigh Hargrove, Loving Cee Cee Johnson, Moody Publishers, →ISBN, page 40
    • "A letter." "From who?" "A friend." “Can I try to read it?" "No." "Why not?" "Because it's a letter to me, that's why." "Were you taking another nap, Mama?" "Yes, I was." "Why come you're smiling like that?"2011, Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale, Penguin, →ISBN, page 383
    Synonyms:
    how come

Synonyms of why come

Questions about why come

What does why come mean?
Why come means synonym of how come (“why”).
What part of speech is why come?
Why come is an adverb.

Words near why come in the dictionary

  1. why and wherefore
  2. why aye
  3. why buy a book when you can join a library
  4. why buy a book when you can join the library
  5. why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free
  6. why come
  7. why for
  8. why God invented
  9. why in God's name
  10. why in the world
  11. why in time

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