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WHY-NOT

\wˌa͡ɪnˈɒt], \wˌa‍ɪnˈɒt], \w_ˌaɪ_n_ˈɒ_t]\

Definitions of WHY-NOT

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A violent step taken without reason given. "When the Church Was taken with a why-not in the lurch." Butler, Hudibras.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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