coulda, woulda, shoulda



coulda, woulda, shoulda

An informal phrase used to dismiss someone's regrets or worries about a past experience. I wish I had given myself an extra day off before going back to work after my vacation, but coulda, woulda, shoulda. A: "Should I have said more during that presentation?" B: "Eh, coulda, woulda, shoulda. It's over now, so there's nothing more you can do."
See also: shoulda

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alaba-Western African, Yoruba
Holt[həult]
DilŞAd-Kurdish
Reem-Arabic
NiekNEEKDutch
Putera-Malay