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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

damned if I know en · INTJ

Etymology

Ellipsis of I'll be damned if I know, alluding to the certainty and affirmation that the one making the statement does not know.

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see damned, if, I, know.
  2. Used in response to a question in which the target person absolutely does not know the answer.

Forms

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damfino alternative, contraction lexicographic

Synonyms

hell if I know