"wannit" meaning in English

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Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} wannit, {{en-cont}} wannit
  1. (informal) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want it. Tags: contraction, informal
    Sense id: en-wannit-en-contraction-CcJvqRMV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (informal) Represents a contracted pronunciation of wasn't it. Tags: contraction, informal
    Sense id: en-wannit-en-contraction-rQFE49eB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

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          "text": "\"I don't wannit.\" \"What do you mean, you don't wannit?\" \"I don't wannit.\" \"Look, Boscobel,\" began Rawlins gently, \"you saw Koko the clown, didn'tcha? You see Benny the mule, didn'tcha?",
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