Phrase guide

thanks for nothing

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Expression of displeasure towards a person who has not provided what was wanted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, ironic

Examples

  • I brought another pencil for you, but I accidentally broke it. - Thanks for nothing; now I'll have to find yet another one.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 多謝嗮喎 /多谢嗮㖞 (do1 ze6 saai3 wo3) — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Chinese Cantonese: 多得你唔少 (do1 dak1...m4 siu2) — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我謝謝你 /我谢谢你 (wǒxièxiènǐ) — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Finnish: kiitos tyhjästä — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • German: danke für nichts — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Icelandic: takk fyrir ekkert — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Macedonian: фа́ла за ни́што (fála za níšto) — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Norwegian: takk for ingenting — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Polish: bez łaski — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Polish: łaski bez — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Portuguese: obrigado por nada — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Portuguese: obrigada por nada — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Spanish: gracias por nada — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness
  • Swedish: tack för inget — unhappy for actual unhelpfulness