why'n't

A form of whyn't

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Meanings

contraction
  1. alternativecontractionAlternative form of whyn't.

    “Why’n’t Eddie bake a cake?” he suggested. “Eddie used to be fry cook at the San Carlos for a while.”

    1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row
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APA

why'n't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why'n't

MLA

“why'n't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why'n't. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “why'n't,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/why'n't.

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