Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
intj
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see damned, if, I, know.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
intj
Used in response to a question in which the target person absolutely does not know the answer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: hell if I know
Antonyms: none provided
History
Ellipsis of I'll be damned if I know, alluding to the certainty and affirmation that the one making the statement does not know.
