"shoulda" meaning in English

See shoulda in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃʊdə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shoulda.wav
Rhymes: -ʊdə Etymology: Written form of a reduction of should have. Head templates: {{head|en|verb|past subjunctive}} shoulda (past subjunctive)
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of should have. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction, past, subjunctive Alternative form of: should have Derived forms: woulda, coulda, shoulda Related terms: coulda, shouldna, should've, woulda, mighta, musta
    Sense id: en-shoulda-en-verb-aHPgjzK1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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