DIIN

damned if I know

An emphatic way of indicating a lack of knowledge about or awareness of something. A: "Is Alex coming tonight?" B: "Damned if I know, he hardly ever talks to me anymore." Damned if I know how to make Mom's famous casserole—I can barely boil water! Damned if I know which candidate the search team is going to pick—they don't tell us anything.

See also: damned, if, know

DIIN

A texting or typing abbreviation for "damned if I know," an emphatic way of indicating a lack of knowledge about or awareness of something. "Know" in this case is spelled "no." A: "Is Alex coming tonight?" B: "DIIN, he hardly ever talks to me anymore." DIIN. I can barely boil water, let alone make Mom's famous casserole! DIIN which candidate the search team is going to pick—they don't tell us anything.

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Damned if I know

and DIIN and DIIK

phr. & comp. abb. I don’t know.; I have no idea. (DIIN is for poor spellers.) Don’t ask me! DIIK.

See also: damned, if, know

DIIN

verb

See Damned if I know

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