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how's come en · X

Meanings

  1. How come; why.
    • How's come you don't visit no more?
    • So, some of the brothers who are way out there said to me, “How's come you come back and go to work for $3.90 from where you were?" c'''. 1975, Proceedings of the Convention, volumes 37, 1963-1979, Amalgamated Transit Union:
    • "How's come we don't hear more about it back where we come from ?” 1934, The New York Lumber Trade Journal, volumes 96-99, page 15:
    • “How's come they did that, Stacey, huh?” he asked, dusting himself off. “How's come they didn't even stop for us?” 2004, Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, book 2, page 13: