shoulda
shoulda - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʃʊdə/
Verb
shoulda (past subjunctive)
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.