contraction, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Contraction

1. 1
   Contraction of in + it. abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction

   "O braue new world / That has ſuch people in't."

2. 2
   Contraction of isn't. Northern-England, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal

   "But all of that's what the point is not / The point's that there in't no romance around there"

Synonyms

All synonyms

ain't

Example

More examples

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't."

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