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wanna en · X

Pronunciation

  • /-nuː/
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɔ.nə/
  • /-nə/
  • /ˈwʌ.nə/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈwɑ.nə/

Etymology

Contractions. Attested as early as 1824.

Meanings

  1. (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!
  2. (colloquial, contraction) Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a.
    • I wanna puppy!

Deriveds

wannabe · wanna contraction

Relateds

gotta · gonna