which's

pronoun

Of which; alternative to inanimate sense of “whose”.

“I didn’t ask for installation but they still charge me the installation which’s fine for me.”

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of whichwhosewhereof

Meanings

which's1

pronoun
  1. colloquialnonstandardproscribedOf which; alternative to inanimate sense of “whose”.

    Do you happen to know if - gosh, I've forgotten his name - from the zoo film unit is still operating at that little film studio which's name I've also forgot?

    2001, Jane Goodall, Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters : the Later Years, page 116

    Synonyms: of which, whose, whereof

  2. Of or pertaining to [some noun phrase ending with] which.

    The yield is comparable to the best corporate securities, each of which’s principal is relatively safe.

    1992, Jack Rabin, Handbook of Public Budgeting, CRC Press, page 476
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    Whereas we are informed that the small pox prevails at New York, Connecticut, &c, the preventing of which’s coming into this place is of the utmost consequence, all persons are hereby notified that orders are given by us for all vessells coming into this port to hoist a jack at the main topmast head, […]

    1899, Minisink Valley Historical Society, Collections, Connecticut Historical Society, page 86

    The discovery of the Indianapolis Times was serendipitous since his two favorite teams were the Indiana Hoosiers and the Indianapolis Colts, the latter of which’s move from Baltimore prompted Poe’s lugubrious novel The Fall of the House of Irsay.

    2004, Mark Axelrod, Borges' Travel, Hemingway's Garage: Secret Histories, page 74

which's2

contraction
  1. abbreviationcontractionnonstandardcontraction of which is

    I didn’t ask for installation but they still charge me the installation which’s fine for me.

    3 more examples

    “Which’s the best man?” continued the young lady with the dark blue eyes.

    1873, William Henry Thomes, The Bushrangers, page 38

    He’s the one that gits the full good ’f a clock, which’s the comp’ny they are.

    1922, Marion Ames Taggart, Who is Sylvia?, Page & Company Doubleday, Country Life Press, page 267

    To the best of my knowledge... which’s not a great deal... the Peraltas weren't here until late in the ’thirties.

    1996, Nelson C. Nye, The White Chip, →ISBN, page 140

Synonyms & antonyms

pronounOf which; alternative to inanimate sense of “whose”.

Similar
of whichwhosewhereof

Origin

which's · pronoun

From which + -'s (possessive clitic).

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which's · contraction

From which + is.

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Cite this entry
APA

which's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/which's

MLA

“which's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/which's. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “which's,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/which's.

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