The Clue
"If it ___ broke ..." (4 letter answer)
The Answer
AINT
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Notes
The answer AINT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
"___ Misbehavin'"
Solecism
Grammatical goof
Informal contraction
Isn't misused?
Isn't on the street?
Isn't wrong?
"It ___ pretty!"
"___ it the truth!"
"___ it the truth?"
Is not on the street?
"___ She Sweet"
"___ She Sweet?"
"Is so!" rebuttal
Solecistic contraction
Solecist's word
Substandard contraction
"You ___ kiddin'!"
Fats Waller's "___ Misbehavin'"
"I ___ Got Nobody"
"It ___ Necessarily So"
Marvin Gaye's "___ That Peculiar"
"___ Misbehavin'," 1929 song
Negative no-no
"___ That a Shame": 1955 tune
"You ___ heard nothin' . . . "
"___ Got No" ("Hair" song)
"Hit 'em where they ___"
"___ She Sweet?": 1927 song
Start of a B'way title: 1978
"Hit 'em where they ___": Keeler
"I ___ Got Nobody," 1916 song
"I ___ Got Nobody" (20's hit)
"___ Nobody" (1983 Chaka Khan hit)
"___ Too Proud to Beg" (1966 hit)