c'we

English

Alternative forms

• kwee

Contraction

c'we

1. (chiefly US, childish) Contraction of can we.
   • 1976, Richard Yates, The Easter Parade‎^[1], page 194:

     "Ma," one of the children whined. "Hey, Ma, c'we go home now?"

   • 2008, Bill Heavey, If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia‎^[2], page 236:

     I swing her up in my arms and back to the house. As I take her inside, she asks, “C’we go hunting again tomorrow?”

   • 2010, Kermit Moyer, The Chester Chronicles‎^[3], page 70:

     "Oh, Daddy," Janet whines, but then instead of complaining, she turns eagerly to me. "C'we play underwater tag, Chessie? Can we, can we, can we?"

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:c'we.