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dunno

USduh-NOH/dəˈnoʊ/UKDUN-oh/ˈdʌnəʊ/

Noun pluraldunnos

2 meanings of dunno

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  1. 1
    contractioncolloquialcontractionpronunciation spelling
    Pronunciation spelling of do not know. It shows how the words sound in fast, casual speech.

    I dunno where she put the keys.

    We dunno if the store is still open this late.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A spoken "dunno" that someone gives instead of a real answer.

    Like a shrug, but said out loud to mean you have no idea.

    Every question got the same mumbled dunno from the back of the class.

    She answered him with a string of dunnos and blank stares.

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Origin

A written way to show how people say "don't know" quickly in casual speech.