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wanna
[ won-uh, waw-nuh ]
/ ˈwɒn ə, ˈwɔ nə /
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Informal.
want to: I wanna get out of here.
want a: Wanna beer?
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Origin of wanna
A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of want to or want a in continuous rapid speech
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How to use wanna in a sentence
She sees him for the talentless, wanna-be-famous hanger-on that he is.
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But why would Tiger Woods the wanna-be human green-light it?
British Dictionary definitions for wanna
wanna
/ (ˈwɒnə) /
verb
a spelling of want to intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciationI wanna go home
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