Do not expect somebody to make a costly commitment if it will give them nothing they do not already have; used especially as a warning against having sexual intercourse before marriage.

Alternative spelling of whydunit

plural of whydunit

plural of whydunnit

(US, dialectal) Contraction of why don't. / (US, dialectal) Contraction of why didn't.

form of whyever

(obsolete, revived on the internet) Alternative spelling of white

(colloquial) why are

(nonstandard, philosophy) The reason why; the cause or intent.

A type of detective story in which the focus is not on who committed the crime, but what were their motives for committing it.