wanna

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wanna

  • /ˈwɑ.nə/
  • /ˈwʌ.nə/
  • /ˈwɔ.nə/
  • /-nuː/
  • /-nə/

Rhymes with -ɒnə

Where it comes from

Contractions. Attested as early as 1824.

contraction

  1. colloquial, contraction Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. I wanna go home!
  2. colloquial, contraction Represents a contracted pronunciation of want a. I wanna puppy!

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: andrew, ask, bagged, bannister, bes, bobby, can, come, corned, could, craving, desire, eager, envious, envy, expect

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

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

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

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@misc{wanna_2026,
  title = {wanna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wanna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}