dunnov.

Brit.

/dəˈnəʊ/,

/dʌˈnəʊ/, U.S.

/dəˈnoʊ/

Forms: 1700s– dunno, 1800s dono, 1800s dunna, 1800s– donno, 1800s– dunnaw (English regional (Devon)).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English don't know.

Etymology: Representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of don't know (short for I don't know ). Compare dunnamany adj., dunnamuch adv. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives the pronunciation as (dɒ·no, dɒ̆nō^u·) /ˈdʌnəʊ/, /dəˈnəʊ/.

colloquial.

transitive. Used to represent the words (I) don't know as they are typically said in informal conversation. Also intransitive in elliptical use, esp. as an answer.

ΚΠ

1759 M. Latter Misc. Wks. i. 28 I dunno what to zay to that.

1826 Dublin & London Mag. Apr. 184/2 I dunna how it was, captin.

1867 P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xxiii Now indeed I dunna what to do.

1902 J. Masefield Salt-water Ballads 85 Dunno a heap about the what an' why, Can't say's I ever knowed.

1958 M. K. Joseph I'll soldier no More 19 ‘Where's your hat, Barnett?’.. ‘Dunno, Someone musta whipped it.’

1987 C. Reid Joyriders i. iii, in Plays: One (1997) 123 Kate. Would you be interested? Arthur. I dunno. Would I get paid?

2015 L. Williamson Art of being Normal (2016) iv. 16 Right little so-and-so this one is. Dunno where he gets it from. Must be from his father's side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dunno
释义	dunnov. Brit. /dəˈnəʊ/, /dʌˈnəʊ/, U.S. /dəˈnoʊ/ Forms: 1700s– dunno, 1800s dono, 1800s dunna, 1800s– donno, 1800s– dunnaw (English regional (Devon)). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English don't know. Etymology: Representing a regional and colloquial pronunciation of don't know (short for I don't know ). Compare dunnamany adj., dunnamuch adv. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives the pronunciation as (dɒ·no, dɒ̆nō^u·) /ˈdʌnəʊ/, /dəˈnəʊ/. colloquial. transitive. Used to represent the words (I) don't know as they are typically said in informal conversation. Also intransitive in elliptical use, esp. as an answer. ΚΠ 1759 M. Latter Misc. Wks. i. 28 I dunno what to zay to that. 1826 Dublin & London Mag. Apr. 184/2 I dunna how it was, captin. 1867 P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xxiii Now indeed I dunna what to do. 1902 J. Masefield Salt-water Ballads 85 Dunno a heap about the what an' why, Can't say's I ever knowed. 1958 M. K. Joseph I'll soldier no More 19 ‘Where's your hat, Barnett?’.. ‘Dunno, Someone musta whipped it.’ 1987 C. Reid Joyriders i. iii, in Plays: One (1997) 123 Kate. Would you be interested? Arthur. I dunno. Would I get paid? 2015 L. Williamson Art of being Normal (2016) iv. 16 Right little so-and-so this one is. Dunno where he gets it from. Must be from his father's side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1759
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