how's come

English

Phrase

how's come

1. How come; why.

   How's come you don't visit no more?

   • 1934, The New York Lumber Trade Journal‎^[1], volumes 96-99, page 15:

     "How's come we don't hear more about it back where we come from ?”

   • c. 1975, Proceedings of the Convention‎^[2], volumes 37, 1963-1979, Amalgamated Transit Union:

     So, some of the brothers who are way out there said to me, “How's come you come back and go to work for $3.90 from where you were?"

   • 2004, Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry‎^[3], book 2, page 13:

     “How's come they did that, Stacey, huh?” he asked, dusting himself off. “How's come they didn't even stop for us?”