woulda

== English == === Etymology === Eye dialect form of a reduction of would have. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈwʊdə/ Rhymes: -ʊdə === Contraction === woulda (colloquial) Contraction of would +‎ have. ==== Usage notes ==== Like other similarly formed contractions, speakers only use woulda to replace the modal sense of would have, i.e. where have precedes a past participle: We woulda come if you'd called. They do not use it to replace would followed by the verb have used lexically, e.g. *We woulda a reason. (We would have a reason would be contracted to We'd have a reason instead.) See also gonna. ==== Derived terms ==== woulda, coulda, shoulda ==== See also ==== Category:English contractions == Jamaican Creole == === Etymology === From English would. === Verb === woulda would