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whodunnit

Pronunciation: /huːˈdʌnɪt/

(US whodunit)
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Definition of whodunnit

noun

informal
  • a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end.

Origin:

1930s: from who done it?, non-standard form of who did it?

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