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dunno

[ duh-noh ]

Informal.
  1. don't know:

    Who did it? I dunno!



dunno

/ dʌˈnəʊ; də-; dʊ- /

contraction of

  1. (I) do not know


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dunno1

First recorded in 1835–45; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of don't know in continuous rapid speech

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Example Sentences

Republicans should, I dunno, get behind a law that supports that, doncha think?

When I asked him, he just smiled, said, "I dunno Marty, I just knew."

I dunno's I'd know when t' jar loose m'self, if I knowed her an' she didn't object t' me hangin' around.

"I dunno but you're right," observed Redmond after a pause, during which he keenly scrutinized the young agent's face.

"I dunno but I'd ruther have the wuth on 't," said Mrs. John C., as she had said many times before.

Well, I dunno what it's called, but if that other one gets the better o' me, mebbe that's what I shall do.

Oh, he had a bunch of that scientific stuff in his head all the time; dunno whether he understood it all himself.

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