shouldn't've
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈʃʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/
Audio (US): (file)
Contraction
- (informal) Contraction of should not have.
- 1990 October, Jamie Delano, “The Bogeyman”, in Hellblazer, number 34, DC Comics, page 8:
- She’s right. I shouldn’t’ve come.
Synonyms
- shouldna (colloquial)