Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do not want

/ˈdu ˈnɑt ˈwɑnt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.81 in modern English

Syllables
do not want
IPA
/ˈdu ˈnɑt ˈwɑnt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

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

Example Sentences

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".

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdu ˈnɑt ˈwɑnt/

Synonyms

DNW kill it with fire

Antonyms

do want

Questions

How do you pronounce do not want?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdu ˈnɑt ˈwɑnt/.
What does do not want mean?
Used to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard.
Where does do not want come from?
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".

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