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whodunit

who·du·nit

UK/ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/ US/huˈdʌnɪt/ uncommon

noun

Origin

Coined by critic Donald Gordon in 1930. An alteration and univerbation of who done it? with ellipsis of has.

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