"whyn't" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /waɪnt/
Rhymes: -aɪnt Etymology: why + -n't Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|why|n't}} why + -n't Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} whyn't, {{en-cont}} whyn't
  1. (US, dialectal) Contraction of why don't. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal Alternative form of: why don't
    Sense id: en-whyn't-en-contraction-D9tgHEos Categories (other): American English
  2. (US, dialectal) Contraction of why didn't. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal Alternative form of: why didn't
    Sense id: en-whyn't-en-contraction-3o~x6zWx Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: why'n't

Alternative forms

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