dunno
contractionnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdʌnəʊ//
- United Kingdom//dəˈnəʊ//
- United States//dəˈnoʊ//
An utterance of the word dunno.
contraction
- 1
Variant of do not knowinformalPronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
I dunno the answers to any of those questions, and you dunno and he dunno either.
"Where'd he go?" / "Dunno."
Fer, as the poit sez, me 'eart 'as got / The pip wiv yearnin' fer - I dunno wot.
Etymology
Written form of an informal pronunciation of don't know that is a reduction of do not know or does not know.
noun
- 1
An utterance of the word dunno.
Forms
- plural
- dunnos