whodunit
pronunciation
How to pronounce whodunit in British English:
UK [hu:'dʌnɪt]
How to pronounce whodunit in American English:
US [huˈdʌnɪt]
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- Noun:
- a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
Word Origin
- whodunit (n.)
- "murder mystery," 1930, U.S. slang, originally a semi-facetious formation from who done it? Whydunit is from 1968.
Example
- 1. Can you tell me whodunit ?
- 2. It is not the most promising script for a whodunit .
- 3. Asking people to guess whodunit ?
- 4. Courage is not peeking at the last pages of your whodunit book to find out who did it .
- 5. Courage is not peeking at the last pages of your whodunit book to find out who do it .