wanna en · X
Pronunciation
Etymology
Contractions. Attested as early as 1824.
Meanings
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(colloquial, contraction) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
'Pair of shoes for you at last.' I picked one up. It was weathered, with a split heel and no laces. 'Too big for me,' I said, dropping it back to the floor. 'Wanna look at the Germans, like?' said Ade, standing. 'Proper, like? Come on.[…]
2017 January 31, Emma Kennedy, Shoes for Anthony: A Novel, Macmillan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115:I wanna go home!
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(colloquial, contraction) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a.
I wanna puppy!