Slang

dunno

This page is about the slang term dunno

Meaning

do not know

For example

  • I asked Billy where his brother was, and he just said, "I dunno."

  • When we asked people where Brunei was, most of them shrugged and laughed and said, "Dunno."

Origin: First appeared in the 19th century as a contraction of "(I) do not know". It represented the informal pronunciation of the words.

Quick Quiz

Nora said, "I dunno" when I asked her what

a. her name was

b. her tax ID number was

c. her phone number was
a) her name was b) her tax ID number was c) her phone number was

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Contributor: Matt Errey