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Noun: whodunit  hoo'dú-nit
Usage: informal
  1. A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel, play or movie
    "Agatha Christie was famous for her whodunits";
    - mystery, mystery story, whodunnit [Brit]

Derived forms: whodunits

Type of: story

Encyclopedia: Whodunit