"bettern't" meaning in English

See bettern't in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: better + -n't Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|better|n't}} better + -n't Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bettern't
  1. (nonstandard) [[[had]]] better not (used in a tag question). Tags: nonstandard

Download JSON data for bettern't meaning in English (1.4kB)

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