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Punningly from wh (as in wh-movement) and is.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
whiz deletion
Today it means: A form of ellipsis in which a relative pronoun and a form of the verb “to be” are both deleted. Full definition →
Today it means: A form of ellipsis in which a relative pronoun and a form of the verb “to be” are both deleted. Full definition →
Punningly from wh (as in wh-movement) and is.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.