Dictionary

no thank you en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌnəʊ̯ ˈθæŋk ˌju/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌnoʊ̯ ˈθæŋk ˌju/ (General-American) without æ-raising
• /ˌnoʊ̯ ˈθɛ̃ŋk ˌju/ æ-raising
• /ˌnoʊ̯ ˈθeɪ̯ŋk ˌju/ æ-raising
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From earlier no, thank you.

Meanings

1. A polite way of saying no in response to an offer.
   • Fallon: David Blaine is eating nails right now. This is insane. This is...this is all real. This is crazy. Blaine: You want some? Fallon: No thank you, I don't want to eat...how? How? 2022 September 15, 9:20 from the start, in David Blaine Freaks Jimmy Out with a Terrifying Card and Nail Trick The Tonight Show (Comedy), spoken by David Blaine and Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2022:
   • “Do you want all the strawberries we didn't eat?” “No thank you, I'm full.”
   • ‘Have some tea?’ ‘No, thank you.’ 1970, Iris Murdoch, A Fairly Honourable Defeat, London: Chatto & Windus, published 1979, →ISBN, page 357:

Forms

Antonyms

yes please

Synonyms

no thanks · thanks but no thanks

Translations (37)

fr non merci (polite way of saying no) · da ellers tak (polite way of saying no) · kl qujaaannarpunga (polite way of saying no) · fo nei takk (polite way of saying no) · la nōn gratiās agō (polite way of saying no) · pl nie, dziękuję (polite way of saying no) · ko 됐어요 (polite way of saying no) · la benignē (polite way of saying no) · th ไม่เป็นไร ขอบคุณ (polite way of saying no) · nv ahéheeʼ lá ndi doo nisin da (polite way of saying no) · da nej tak (polite way of saying no) · fi ei kiitos (polite way of saying no) · cmn 不要，謝謝 /不要 (polite way of saying no) · ur نہیں شکریہ (polite way of saying no) · el όχι ευχαριστώ (polite way of saying no) · ko 됐습니다 (polite way of saying no) · yue 唔使喇 (polite way of saying no) · pam ali pu, salamat pu (polite way of saying no) · vi dạ không cám ơn (polite way of saying no) · de nein danke (polite way of saying no) · cmn 谢谢 (polite way of saying no) · sl ne hvala (polite way of saying no) · it no, grazie (polite way of saying no) · pt não, obrigado (polite way of saying no) · cy dim diolch (polite way of saying no) · km ទេសូមអរគុណ (polite way of saying no) · cs ne, děkuji (polite way of saying no) · no nei takk (polite way of saying no) · ja 結構です (polite way of saying no) · nan-hbl 毋免 (polite way of saying no) · sv nej tack (polite way of saying no) · es no, gracias (polite way of saying no) · id tidak, terima kasih (polite way of saying no) · pt não, obrigada (polite way of saying no) · hu köszönöm, nem (polite way of saying no) · nl nee dank u (polite way of saying no) · ru нет, спаси́бо (polite way of saying no)