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shouldn't

SHUUD-nt/ˈʃʊdn̩t/

Noun pluralshouldn'ts

2 meanings of shouldn't

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  1. 1
    verb
    A short form of 'should not', used when something is a bad idea or probably not true.

    You shouldn't eat so much candy before dinner.

    The bus shouldn't be late if we leave right now.

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  2. 2
    nouncolloquialcountable
    Something that is a bad idea or against the rules, especially on a list of advice.

    Texting at the dinner table is a big shouldn't in our house.

    Mom gave us a whole list of shouldn'ts before the school trip.

    Similarno-no, don't

    Oppositemust, should

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Origin

From "should" plus "-n't," the short form of "not."