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- [noh thangk too]
- /noʊ θæŋk tu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [noh thangk too]
- /noʊ θæŋk tu/
Definitions of no thanks to words
- verb with object no thanks to to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality. 1
- noun no thanks to Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise: to return a borrowed book with thanks. 1
- idioms no thanks to have oneself to thank, to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government. 1
- idioms no thanks to no thanks to, (used to express annoyance) not owing to: I caught my flight after all, no thanks to you. 1
- idioms no thanks to thank God, (used as an interjection to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also, thank goodness, thank heaven. 1
- idioms no thanks to thanks to, (used to express gratitude or blame) because of; owing to: Thanks to good organization and hard work, the benefit concert was a great success. The case went poorly thanks to the lawyer's incompetence. 1
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Origin of no thanks to
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English: favorable thought, goodwill, gratitude, (in singular and plural) expression of thanks; Old English thanc (in singular) expression of thanks, orig., thought, thoughtfulness; (v.) Middle English thanken, Old English thancian (cognate with Dutch, German danken); akin to think1
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Parts of speech for No thanks to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
no thanks to popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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adj no thanks to
- inappreciative — not appreciative; lacking in appreciation.
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