why's

A form of why — Introducing a complete question.

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Meanings

contraction
  1. abbreviationcontractionContraction of why + is.

    I don't want to go to college next year - Really? Why’s that?

  2. abbreviationcontractionContraction of why + has.

    Why's everyone gone home?

  3. abbreviationcontractionuncommonContraction of why + does.

    Why's he want to do that?

noun
  1. pluralplural of why

    1977: I was never able to stop the search for the why's and how's of something so senseless as the arms race. (Nobel Peace Prize Alva Myrdal)

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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