"wanchance" meaning in All languages combined

See wanchance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wanchances [plural]
Etymology: From wan- + chance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|wan|chance}} wan- + chance Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} wanchance (usually uncountable, plural wanchances)
  1. (UK dialectal) Ill luck; misfortune; calamity. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable, usually Derived forms: wanchancy
    Sense id: en-wanchance-en-noun-QZBeaL7b Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with wan-

Inflected forms

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