I don't know
English
English phrasebook
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Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): [ɑɪ̯ ɾoʊ̯(ʔ)t̚ noʊ̯]
Audio (Mid-Atlantic) (file)
- (tonal) IPA(key): [ə˦˩˦], [m˦˩˦]
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
Phrase
I don't know
- A phrase used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.
- 1982,You Can't Do That on Television, Nickelodeon, season 3, episode 11:
- Mr. Schidtler: Does anybody here have any idea why "Inestine" was regarded as a great scientist? Kevin?
- Kevin: Oh, uh, I don't know.
- 1982,You Can't Do That on Television, Nickelodeon, season 3, episode 11:
- A reason and common excuse used to state that a person is unclear of why something did or did not happen, or is or is not the case.
- 1984, Alasdair, You Can't Do That on Television, Nickelodeon, season 5, episode 24:
- I don't know why Blip just shuts off the power and then blames it on the weather.
- 1984, Alasdair, You Can't Do That on Television, Nickelodeon, season 5, episode 24:
- A phrase used to indicate that one is speculating (often used sarcastically when stating the obvious).
- Maybe you could, I don't know, directly talk to her about it instead of complaining to me for once?
Antonyms
- I know
Derived terms
- dunno
- iunno
Translations
I don’t know
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