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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

do not want en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwʌnt/ (US)
  • /ˈdu ˈnɑt ˈwɑnt/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɔnt/ (US)

Etymology

From a badly translated Chinese bootleg copy of Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith titled Star War The Third Gathers: The Backstroke of the West. The original cry "Noooooooo" was translated into Chinese as 不要 (bùyào, “not want”), and then back into the English subtitles as "do not want".

Meanings

  1. (Internet) Used to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard.
    • Eww, spiders...DO NOT WANT!

Antonyms

do want

Synonyms

kill it with fire · DNW