English Explanatory Dictionary

do not want

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard.

Pronunciation

/ˈdu ˈnɑt ˈwɑnt/ /ˈwʌnt/ /ˈwɔnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-do not want.wav

Word forms

do not want

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".

Synonyms

DNW kill it with fire

Antonyms

do want
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