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who⋅dun⋅it

  [hoo-duhn-it]
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–noun Informal.
a narrative dealing with a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal; detective story.
Origin:
1925–30; jocular formation from question Who done it?, for standard E Who did it?
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who·dun·it or who·dun·nit   (hōō-dŭn'ĭt)   
n.   Informal
A story dealing with a crime and its solution; a detective story.

[Alteration of who done it?]
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