"whyyy" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} whyyy (not comparable)
  1. Elongated form of why. Tags: not-comparable

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          "ref": "1989, National University of Singapore. Dept. of English Language and Literature, Prize Winning Plays - Volume 3, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore, page 5",
          "text": "WHY? WHY HIM? WHYYY? WHYYY? WHYYY? WHYYY?",
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        {
          "ref": "2007, Diane Ladd, Spiraling Through the School of Life: A Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Discovery - Find Your Miracles, Hay House, page 149",
          "text": "But whyyy was your ex-wife at the mall at the same time we were?!",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "2013, Bob Odenkirk, Hollywood Said No!: Orphaned Film Scripts, Bastard Scenes, and Abandoned Darlings from the Creators of Mr. Show, Hachette UK, page 278",
          "text": "Whyyy? Whyyyyy? I'm famous! I'm good at baseball! Whyyy? (sobs—looking into the stands)",
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