shouldn't + -'ve (US) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/ <span class="searchmatch">shouldn’t’ve</span> (informal) Contraction of should not have. 1990 October, Jamie Delano, “The Bogeyman”,...
couldn't + -'ve. (US) IPA(key): /ˈkʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/ couldn’t’ve (nonstandard) Could not have. couldna (colloquial) <span class="searchmatch">shouldn't've</span> wouldn't've oughtn't've...
not have. You shouldna done that. Written form of a reduction of shouldnae. shouldna Alternative form of shouldnae. couldna shoulda <span class="searchmatch">shouldn't've</span> wouldna...
ought not to have 2000, Richard Wright, The long dream: "Hell, mebbe we oughtn't've done that." Tony was regretful. couldn't've <span class="searchmatch">shouldn't've</span> wouldn't've...
it to replace should followed by the verb have used lexically, e.g. “You should've some patience.” See also gonna. shoulda <span class="searchmatch">shouldn't've</span> (negative form)...
can't, couldn't, mayn't, mightn't, oughtn't, shan't, won't, wouldn't <span class="searchmatch">shouldn't've</span> Should not shouldn't (plural shouldn'ts) (informal) Something that should...
door. 2006 October, Goff Morgan, "We Wouldn't've Had To Do It" (poem). wouldna (colloquial) wouldn'ta (colloquial) couldn't've <span class="searchmatch">shouldn't've</span> oughtn't've...
The Blixky Tape 2 (Deluxe)[2]: Last opper we caught had to pop 'em, <span class="searchmatch">shouldn't've</span> left out his crib without knockers 2022 October 31, “Doomsday” (track...