whyyy
English
Adverb
whyyy (not comparable)
- drawn out variant of why for dramatic emphasis
- 1989, National University of Singapore. Dept. of English Language and Literature, Prize Winning Plays - Volume 3, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore, page 5:
- WHY? WHY HIM? WHYYY? WHYYY? WHYYY? WHYYY?
- 2007, Diane Ladd, Spiraling Through the School of Life: A Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Discovery - Find Your Miracles, Hay House, →ISBN, page 149:
- But whyyy was your ex-wife at the mall at the same time we were?!
- 2013, Bob Odenkirk, Hollywood Said No!: Orphaned Film Scripts, Bastard Scenes, and Abandoned Darlings from the Creators of Mr. Show, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 278:
- Whyyy? Whyyyyy? I'm famous! I'm good at baseball! Whyyy? (sobs—looking into the stands)