dunno

American  

[duh-noh] / dəˈnoʊ /

Informal.

1. don't know.

   Who did it? I dunno!

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dunno British  

/ də-, dʊ-, dʌˈnəʊ /

contraction

1. (I) do not know

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Etymology

Origin of dunno

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

Example Sentences

The symbols on the blade pulse, as if it’s saying, I dunno.

From Literature

“It can be green, yellow, brown, white, I dunno. I can request something, but there is no answer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I dunno," said a bemused Scheffler.

From BBC

We dunno what we’re doing here.’

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s probably to do with the fact that it has a happy ending. Maybe it’s slightly more mainstream. I dunno. It is certainly an art-house film, that’s for sure. It’s not an ‘Inside Out 2’ or a ‘Wild Robot,’ ” he says, of charges leveled by no one.

From Los Angeles Times