"why'm" meaning in English

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Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} why'm, {{en-cont}} why'm
  1. Contraction of why am. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: why am
    Sense id: en-why'm-en-contraction-FNh5jo6n

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