dunno

verb
UK: /dʌˈnəʊ/
US: /dəˈnoʊ/

  1. A spoken form of 'don't know'. Used when you do not know or are not sure about something.

    1. I dunno the answer to that question.
    2. If she's coming to the party, I dunno I haven't heard from her today.
dunno interjection

  1. Used to express a lack of knowledge or uncertainty; a casual way of saying 'I don't know'.

    1. Dunno, maybe we'll go to the park later.
    2. I dunno if that's a good idea considering the weather forecast we just saw.

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The phonetic transcription of "dunno" is /dʌˈnəʊ/ in British English and /dəˈnoʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "dunno": "I dunno the answer to that question.". More examples on the page.