wanna

[won-uh, waw-nuh]

Informal.

1. want to.

   I wanna get out of here.

2. want a.

   Wanna beer?

wanna

/ ˈwɒnə /

verb

1. a spelling of want to intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciation

   I wanna go home

Word History and Origins

Origin of wanna¹

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of want to or want a in continuous rapid speech

Example Sentences

As Victoria tells David in the final moments of the docuseries, “I’m proud and I’m not ashamed to say that I’m ambitious, and I’ve still got a lot that I wanna do.”

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“You wanna kill them. But you can’t, because it’s going to cost your team.”

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In a post on Bluesky, Scott commented, “When I go see bands, I wanna be blown away by great new songs and to hear my old favourites made new. And that’s what I aspire to give you with my band.”

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As Swift and Carpenter say, “You don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe, and you’re never gonna wanna.”

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You wanna make money or have fun?’”

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