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no way jose

/noʊ ˈweɪ hoʊˌseɪ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
no way jose
IPA
/noʊ ˈweɪ hoʊˌseɪ/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

No way; absolutely not.

Colloquial

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably invented for the rhyme. First attested in 1978.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /noʊ ˈweɪ hoʊˌseɪ/
  • British English: /nəʊ ˈweɪ həʊˌseɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

no way, Jose (alternative) no way José (alternative) no way, José (alternative)

Synonyms

I don't think so never in a month of Sundays not in a million years not on your life not on your nelly when pigs fly when Hell freezes over

Antonyms

okey dokey, artichokey okey-dokey, Smokey

Questions

How do you pronounce no way jose?
The recorded pronunciation is /noʊ ˈweɪ hoʊˌseɪ/.
What does no way jose mean?
No way; absolutely not.
Where does no way jose come from?
Uncertain. Probably invented for the rhyme. First attested in 1978.

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