Old-timey contraction meaning "if and when"
I'll call you tomorrow if'n I get my homework done.
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If. An unnecessary, improper contraction of "if" and an obsolete mystery word, commonly used in the South.
Danzig lyrics from "Tired of being alive": "Don't care, if'n you die..."
Dylan lyrics from "Don't think twice, it's all right":
"sit and wonder why, babe, if'n you don't know by now"
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