Wanta

contraction, name

contraction, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Contraction
  1. 1
    Eye dialect spelling of want to. alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling

    "“We don’t wanta. Come on aid us. It might be night time when de water hem you up in heah. Dat’s how come Ah won’t stay. Come on, man.”"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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"“We don’t wanta. Come on aid us. It might be night time when de water hem you up in heah. Dat’s how come Ah won’t stay. Come on, man.”"

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of want to, used informally in most English dialects.

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