dont

don't

(doʊnt)

v. 1. contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard (except in some dialects). contraction of does not. n. 3. don'ts, a list of practices to be avoided. Compare do ¹ (def. 43). usage: As a contraction for does not, don't first appeared in writing in the latter half of the 17th century and remained standard in both speech and writing through the 18th. During the 19th century, under pressure from those who preferred doesn't in that use, don'tgradually became less frequent in writing but remained common in speech. Widely considered nonstandard, it still occurs in the informal speech and the personal writing of many Americans, including the well educated, esp. in the Midland and Southern dialects.

dont

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be damned if you do and damned if you don't
better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
don't @ me
Don't change horses in midstream.
don't I know it
don't let the facts get in the way of a good story
don't make a federal case (out) of (something)
don't push
do's and don'ts
homie don't play that
I don't care
I don't have time to breathe
I don't have time to catch my breath
I don't know
I don't rightly know
I don't think so
I don't understand (it)
I don't want to alarm you, but
I don't want to upset you, but
I don't want to wear out my welcome
I don't wonder
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
if that don't beat all
if that don't fuck all
if there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask
if you don't like it, lump it
if you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything
if you don't see what you want, just ask (for it)
if you don't see what you want, please ask (for it)
it don't make (me) no nevermind

Acronym

Definition

DONT➣Detroit Organizational Needs in Treatment (Michigan)

DONT➣Defenders of Native Title (Victoria, Australia)

DONT➣Disturbing Opponents' No Trump

DONT➣Double Openers No-Trump (bridge bidding system)

DONT➣Disturb Opponents' NoTrump (Bridge game)