Wan't
contraction, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Misspelling of want. alt-of, misspelling
"2007: “dldege”, Drupal: Can a .theme get the $node it's on?, “Not sure where you are”, the 30ᵗʰ day of January at 7:41pm Not sure where you are wan'ting access to the node."
- 2 Misspelling of won't. alt-of, misspelling
"2009: “Misiosława I Kwiecień”, SU Paris 2009 (Google group): Presentation !, the 23ʳᵈ day of May at 4:58pm If i would be locked for the night in the 3rd floor of Eiffel Tower, it wan't be because i was late but because it was a nice plan for the night and I am not alone so I would have a lot of fun :)"
- 1 Wasn't. Yorkshire, contraction
"This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper, And, though our Dick was a good looked lad, She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper, And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]"
Example
More examples"This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper, And, though our Dick was a good looked lad, She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper, And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]"
Etymology
Misspelt by confusion with words formed with the enclitic n't.
Misspelt possibly by pronunciatory disanalogy with wonder–wander — whose first syllables are pronounced, respectively, wŭn and wŏn — the latter being closer to the pronunciation of won't: wōnt.
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