"kindsa" meaning in English

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Contraction

Forms: kinda [singular]
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of "kinds of" Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|singular|kinda}} kindsa (singular kinda)
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of kinds of, plural of kind of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: kinds of, plural of kind of Related terms: kinda, sortsa

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          "text": "1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure\nFour hour flight & I saw the Rocky Mountains & all kindsa shit from the plane, the view was so clear."
        },
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          "ref": "1993, Kent Harrington, A Brother to Dragons, page 151",
          "text": "Manny don't sell one kinda pizza, or two kindsa pizzas, or ten kindsa pizzas.",
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        {
          "ref": "2005, Frank McCourt, Teacher Man, page 78",
          "text": "'Cause Johnny has a girlfriend name of Rose and she's a good girl knows all kindsa grammar and she's gonna graduate an' be a secretary in a big company in Manhattan and John don't wanna be no dumb ass trying to marry Rose.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Leinster Murray, Operation Terror, page 58",
          "text": "These were natural kindsa waves, pursued the driver. Lightning made them.",
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          "text": "1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure\nFour hour flight & I saw the Rocky Mountains & all kindsa shit from the plane, the view was so clear."
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          "text": "Manny don't sell one kinda pizza, or two kindsa pizzas, or ten kindsa pizzas.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Frank McCourt, Teacher Man, page 78",
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