"shouldna" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈʃʊdnə/, /-n̩ə/
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of should not have. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} shouldna
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of should + not + have. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: should (extra: + not + have)
    Sense id: en-shouldna-en-verb-FKbc2mfN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃʊdnə/, /-n̩ə/
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of shouldnae. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} shouldna
  1. Alternative form of shouldnae. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shouldnae Related terms: couldna, shoulda, shouldn't've, wouldna
    Sense id: en-shouldna-en-verb-We9T~OUf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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