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
Marisolmahr-ee-SOLSpanish
ØRjanUUR-yahnNorwegian
Caligulakə-LIG-yoo-lə (English)History
Gwilherm-Breton
GregorGRE-gawr (German)German, Scottish, Slovak, Slovene
ElÍSabet-Icelandic