Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no can do

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.91 in modern English

Syllables
no -can -do
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

I cannot do it.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English, calquing Chinese 不能做 (bùnéng zuò, “cannot do”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

nothing doing

Frequently Paired Words

nothing doing

Antonyms

can do

Questions

What does no can do mean?
I cannot do it.
Where does no can do come from?
From Chinese Pidgin English, calquing Chinese 不能做 (bùnéng zuò, “cannot do”).

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