Nonstandard or dialectal contraction of 'are not,' used informally in some regions instead of the standard 'aren't.'
Formed from 'are' (Old English 'aron') and 'not,' contracted to reflect how some dialects naturally drop the final consonant sound in 'aren't.'
This is a great example of how contraction rules aren't universal—while most English speakers say 'aren't,' some dialects simplify it further to 'aren,' showing that language is constantly reshaping itself.
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