Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Any sudden or unexpected event or turn; a dilemma.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

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Examples

  • Granville was raising his fine brows in a why-not fashion.

    Watershed 2010

  • Nonetheless, when it's all over, I want to bite the apple and become an American again, and help create the why-not part, as an investor in private space travel.

    Esther Dyson: Flight School: Back to Blog! 2009

  • But it's definitely an occasional why-not, rather than any kind of need or inherent sexual orientation.

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  • But it's definitely an occasional why-not, rather than any kind of need or inherent sexual orientation.

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  • With a why-not attitude, Caring and his father decided to send one of their employees to scope out the scene for a few days.

    From Mayfair to Dubai Peretz, Evgenia 2008

  • So I haven't got much choice but to pretend it's one of many vague kinky why-not interests.

    Don't Mention The Whore juliette 2008

  • Ms. Cullen, who works in real estate and lives in Park Slope, was thrilled when her why-not purchase all of a sudden showed up at all the non-discount stores.

    Shake Your Booties, Ladies! Go-Go Shoe Is a Go-To 2008

  • So I haven't got much choice but to pretend it's one of many vague kinky why-not interests.

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  • The ideas we're most struck by will form the basis of future works of why-not here journalism.

    Great Guelph Photos and Cool Blog Links by Creative Guelphites 2007

  • Granville was raising his fine brows in a why-not fashion.

    Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999

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