"couldna" meaning in English

See couldna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈkʊdnə/, /-n̩ə/
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of could not have. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} couldna, {{en-cont}} couldna
  1. (chiefly slang) Contraction of could not have. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Alternative form of: could not have Related terms: coulda, couldn've, shouldna, wouldna
    Sense id: en-couldna-en-contraction-vT~DZod8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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