Shouldn't've
Pronunciation
- US IPA: en, /ˈʃʊdəntəv/, /ˈʃʊdn̩təv/
Origin
en + -shouldn't + 've
Contraction
- (informal)
- 1990, Jamie Delano, The Bogeyman, She’s right. I shouldn’t’ve come.
Synonyms
- shouldna colloquial
en + -shouldn't + 've