shoulda

== English == === Etymology === Written form of a reduction of should have. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃʊdə/ Rhymes: -ʊdə === Verb === shoulda (past subjunctive) (colloquial) Contraction of should +‎ have. ==== Usage notes ==== Like other similarly formed contractions, speakers only use shoulda to replace the modal sense of should have, i.e. where have precedes a past participle: You shoulda gone. They do not use it to replace should followed by the verb have used lexically, e.g. You shoulda some patience. See also gonna. ==== Derived terms ==== woulda, coulda, shoulda ==== See also ==== coulda shouldna should've woulda mighta musta