Английский словарь американских идиом - whodunit
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Whodunit
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~ n informal a book, film etc about a murder case, in which you do not find out who did the murder until the end whoever pronoun 1 used to say that it does not matter who does something, is in a particular place etc (I'll take whoever wants to go. | ...or whoever (=used to emphasize that you are talking about anyone and not about a specific person)) (You could ask Gary or Jane or whoever really.) 2 used to talk about a specific person or people (Whoever is responsible for this will be punished.) 3 used at the beginning of a question to show surprise or anger (Whoever would do a thing like that to an old woman?) 4 whoever she/he may be used to say that you do not know who someone is (You've got a message from someone called Tony Gower, whoever he may be.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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also whodunnit noun Etymology: alteration of who done it? Date: 1930 a detective story or mystery story ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (also whodunnit) colloq. a story or play about the detection of a crime etc., esp. murder. Etymology: = who done (illiterate for did) it? ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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разг. детектив Детективный фильм, роман, передача; (искаженное "who + (has) + done + it?") ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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