Dunno
[duh-noh] /dəˈnoʊ/
Pronunciation Spelling.
1.
don’t know:
Who did it? I dunno!
/dʌˈnəʊ; dʊ-; də-/
contraction
1.
(I) do not know
verb
don’t know
Word Origin
1840s
Usage Note
casual pronunciation
v.
colloquial for “(I) don’t know,” first attested 1842 in American English.
verb
Don’t know •Casual pronunciation of don’t know: dunno where he is (1840s+)
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