whyn't

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English

Etymology

why +‎ -n't

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waɪnt/
Rhymes: -aɪnt

Contraction

whyn't

(US, dialectal) Contraction of why don't.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 67:
  ‘She's skeered. Whyn't they leave her be?’
(US, dialectal) Contraction of why didn't.
- 1921, Booth Tarkington, Alice Adams, page 389:
  "Whyn't he tell me, the dang little fool?" "He did!" Mrs. Adams sobbed. "He did tell you, and you wouldn't give it to him."

Alternative forms

why'n't