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don't
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : do not //I don't like it. //The shoes don't fit.
- chiefly African American English : does not //But she don't have any children. — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language //“He's more of a … cocky dude when he is on the field,” A.J. Terrell said. “He don't really show it off the field … — Derrian Carter //… I felt it was necessary to reach out to her as a big sister and teammate. She don't know what she don't know coming into this league … — Erica Wheeler, quoted at The Star-Ledger (online)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a command or entreaty not to do something //a list of dos and don'ts
Usage of don't
Contraction
Don't was widely used as a contraction of both does not and do not in standard American English until about 1900, but by the early 20th century, schools were teaching that its use should be limited to do not. Don't as a contraction of does not continues to be used in African American English and some dialectal speech, where it is in keeping with other instances in which the third person singular verb has no inflection, such as "she go" or "he say."First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witlessAntonyms
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmartExamples
- //I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.
- //After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1adopey
adjective
variants: also dopy
Synonyms & Antonyms
- not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //a sweet but dopey little dog who never learned any tricksSynonymsNear Antonyms
don't
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- : do not //I don't like it. //The shoes don't fit.
- chiefly African American English : does not //But she don't have any children. — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language //“He's more of a … cocky dude when he is on the field,” A.J. Terrell said. “He don't really show it off the field … — Derrian Carter //… I felt it was necessary to reach out to her as a big sister and teammate. She don't know what she don't know coming into this league … — Erica Wheeler, quoted at The Star-Ledger (online)
noun
Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- : a command or entreaty not to do something //a list of dos and don'ts
Usage of don't
Contraction
Don't was widely used as a contraction of both does not and do not in standard American English until about 1900, but by the early 20th century, schools were teaching that its use should be limited to do not. Don't as a contraction of does not continues to be used in African American English and some dialectal speech, where it is in keeping with other instances in which the third person singular verb has no inflection, such as "she go" or "he say."First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined aboveSynonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
airheaded birdbrained bonehead boneheaded brain-dead brainless bubbleheaded chuckleheaded dense dim dim-witted doltish dorky [slang] dull dumb dunderheaded empty-headed fatuous gormless [chiefly British] half-witted knuckleheaded lamebrain (or lamebrained) lunkheaded mindless oafish obtuse opaque pinheaded senseless simple slow slow-witted soft softheaded stupid thick thick-witted thickheaded unintelligent unsmart vacuous weak-minded witlessAntonyms
apt brainy bright brilliant clever fast hyperintelligent intelligent keen nimble quick quick-witted sharp sharp-witted smart supersmart ultrasmartExamples
- //I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.
- //After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1adopey
adjective
variants: also dopy
Synonyms & Antonyms
- not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily //a sweet but dopey little dog who never learned any tricks