Wantum
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quantifiable deficiency or desire
"Her quantum of wantum cannot vary."
Verb
- 1 To want.
"Then he have wongie along Sargint in office feller. White blackfeller wantum know 'bout old Sarah, an' Sargint he tellum she goodoh."
Example
More examples"Then he have wongie along Sargint in office feller. White blackfeller wantum know 'bout old Sarah, an' Sargint he tellum she goodoh."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Eye dialect for want 'em.
Etymology 2
Blend of want + quantum, coined by Irish writer Samuel Beckett.
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