wanna

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/ˈwɑ.nə//ˈwʌ.nə//ˈwɔ.nə//-nuː/

contraction

Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.

“I wanna puppy!”

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Meanings

contraction
  1. colloquialcontractionRepresents a contracted pronunciation of want to.

    I wanna go home!

    1 more example

    'Pair of shoes for you at last.' I picked one up. It was weathered, with a split heel and no laces. 'Too big for me,' I said, dropping it back to the floor. 'Wanna look at the Germans, like?' said Ade, standing. 'Proper, like? Come on.[…]

    2017 January 31, Emma Kennedy, Shoes for Anthony: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115
  2. colloquialcontractionRepresents a contracted pronunciation of want a.

    I wanna puppy!

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
desirewant-to

Origin

Contractions. Attested as early as 1824.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wanna

gonnadonnabelladonnanonna
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Cite this entry
APA

wanna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanna

MLA

“wanna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wanna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanna.

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