why's

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why's

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abbreviation, contraction Contraction of why + is. I don't want to go to college next year - Really? Why’s that?
abbreviation, contraction Contraction of why + has. Why's everyone gone home?
abbreviation, contraction, uncommon Contraction of why + does. Why's he want to do that?

noun

plural plural of why 1977: I was never able to stop the search for the why's and how's of something so senseless as the arms race. (Nobel Peace Prize Alva Myrdal)

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Closest in meaning: reasons, causes, explanations, because, how, not, reason, that, this, what, yeah, could, explain, howso, injury, just

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@misc{why_s_2026,
  title = {why's},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/why's},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}