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wanna

contraction
WAH-nuh/ˈwɑ.nə/WON-uh/ˈwɒ.nə/

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    contractioncolloquialcontraction
    An informal way to write “want to” or “want a” as they sound in casual speech.

    Like gonna, which is a quick way of saying going to.

    I wanna go to the park after school.

    Do you wanna watch a movie tonight?

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Origin

A short, spoken form of "want to." First written down around 1824.

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 2 facts