Woulda

//ˈwʊdə// contraction, slang

contraction, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Contraction

1
Contraction of would + have. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction
"You woulda told him the truth."

Example

"Otherwise I just woulda dunked you instead a bringing you here to my spread."

Etymology

Eye dialect form of a reduction of would have.

Related phrases

woulda, coulda, shoulda

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