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
Ove-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Lynetteli-NETEnglish
AnnieAN-ee (English)English, French, Dutch
AnnekeAHN-nə-kəDutch
ClaudiaKLAW-dee-ə (English), KLOW-dee-ah (German, Dutch), KLOW-dyah (Italian, Spanish, Romanian)English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Na'im-Arabic