Howdunit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Howdunit is a noun meaning (literature, film) A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the manner in which it was committed.
Meaning
(literature, film) A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the manner in which it was committed.
Example Sentences
After half a century, the whodunit was joined by the howdunit, in which the emphasis swung from the identity of the murderer to the method by which the murder was committed.
Word Forms
- howdunits
- howdunnit
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include howdunnit, whydunnit, whodunwhat, whodunit, whodunnit, docudrama.
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