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Define Should Of Meaning

Should Of
Wrong writing and saying of 'should have'
Many people mishear 'should've' and hear 'should of' instead. Same procedure with 'must've' and 'could've'

I should of learnt some better English.
By Robena
Should Of
A stupid way of saying "should have".

Person: I totally should of bought the bike, duuuuude.
Me: DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *stabs to death*
By Melisa
Should Of
What idiots say instead of should have. It makes most people want to stab the offender to death.

"I should have not said "should of", becuase after I did I got a screwdriver to the face."
By Cassandry
Should Of
Ignorant way of saying, texting, or posting on facebook the contraction of should have (should've). Especially pathetic when supposedly educated people use the phrase.

I should of paid attention in high school English class so my participles wouldn't be dangling.
By Bernardine
Should Of
Misspelling of should've (should have)

He should of gotten a Dreamcast
By Nancee
Should
A word used to describe something that could happen but likely will never due to a standard lack of caring, ethics, or general sense.

Person 1: "William should unplug that garbage disposal before he sticks his hand in there".

Person 2: "20 bucks says he wont".
By Shina
Should
When you say someone has the ability to do something, and it would be advantageous to do so; they should.

However, it usually means "you better fucking ... bitch!" just in kid-friendly tone.

Jane: You should stop drinking.
Bob: You better fucking make my dinner bitch!
By Sheila-Kathryn
Shouldness
A measurement of whether something should happen, or should have happened.

"Rank your hookup candidates in order from high to low shouldness."

"'Gigli' may be the worst movie of all time. It is completely devoid of shouldness."
By Wenda
Should
Like could, only replace the c with a sh.

Dude 1: C--
Dude 2: Sh!
Dude 3: You should.
Dude 4: I don't know...
Dude 5: Do it!
Dude 1: Okay.
By Jeanie
As You Should
A way of saying to keep doing what you’re doing and go off. Commonly used in TikTok. It is a compliment to show that they shouldn’t stop what they’re doing.

Susan: *Does well on a test*
Karen: “Yes girl, as you should!!”
By Jena