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Definition of Dunno
1. contracted form of "I don't know" [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dunno
Literary usage of Dunno
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"... t" I dunno wheer I s'il find th' money," said Moi " And I '11 write to you
what the doctor says," Paul. " If she 's not," said Paul, " then you must ..."
2. The Bulletin Reciter: A Collection of Verses for Recitation from "The (1902)
"Shed all clucking, he'd lie low; Ask him; he'd say, "Oh! dunno!" Mighty hard to
interest Jim, Most things wuz the same to him; Sport or politics had no show ..."
3. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
""I dunno," he said. He was feeling morose now. "A couple days. A week, maybe.
No longer." "Well, don't sweat the Bishop. He can wait. ..."
4. Blind Alley: Being the Picture of a Very Gallant Gentleman; the Adventures by Walter Lionel George (1919)
"That sort," said Keele, " they dunno what top- dressing is. They puts in onions
in soft clay just as they might put roses. Dig! That sort can't dig. ..."
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