wanna

contraction
/ˈwɑ.nə/

Etymology

Contractions. Attested as early as 1824.

Definitions

  1. Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.

    • I wanna go home!
    • '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.[…]
  2. Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a.

    • I wanna puppy!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for wanna. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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