no way Jose
English
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editEtymology
editUncertain. Probably invented for the rhyme. First attested in 1978.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editno way Jose (not comparable)
Usage notes
edit- Used an intensified form of no in refusal or denial.
Synonyms
edit- 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
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Further reading
edit- “no way!”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present