coulda

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coulda

/ˈkʊdə/
[ˈkʰʊd.ə]

Rhymes with -ʊdə

Where it comes from

Written form of a reduction of could have.

verb

abbreviation, colloquial, contraction Contraction of could + have. You coulda told him the truth.
Similar: could of, could've

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"coulda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coulda. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coulda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coulda

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"coulda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coulda.

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@misc{coulda_2026,
  title = {coulda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coulda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}