whydunnit

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A form of whydunit — A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the motives for committing it.

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Meanings

nounwhydunnit (plural whydunnits)

plural whydunnits

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of whydunit.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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