Definitions
Wiktionary
- Internet slang used to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard
Etymologies
- From a badly translated Chinese bootleg copy of Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith. The original cry "Noooooooo" was translated into Chinese as 不要 ("not want"), and then back into the English subtitles as "do not want". (Wiktionary)
Examples
““I do not want to be against you, Hnikarr,” Liannan told him softly.”
“I have a mind of my own, Cousin James, and you should know me better than to believe I can be led where I do not want to go.”
““I am not living here because I do not want to live here,” Mrs. Richard Morgan said loftily.”
“One is to forewarn the child that you will be involved in an activity or conversation that is not to be interrupted: Jack, I am going to be making a very important phone call to Mr. Middleton, and I do not want you to interrupt me during the call.”
“My “Sure” was hostile, a keep-out sign, a clear warning: No, I do not want you to come back, buddy.”
“All political groups should be making this decision, because we do not want to shoulder the responsibility alone for such a grave and sovereign issue, said Shiite lawmaker Ali al-Shilah, a member of the State of Law coalition headed by al-Maliki.”
“However much I do not want to be distracted by concern for Cecil, Dee, or Walsingham, I would welcome their company as I pass through shadows into silvered light, all my senses painfully alive.”
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“You want to treat the second LLC very carefully, in that you do not want it to be much more than a mere owner or a bank account and other intangible-type rights.”
“I so do not want to know too much about Vince Carino.”
“Court Wyndham is quite a catch, and I do not want to discourage the match.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘do not want’.
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mi-vox's list
spam, spammer, cheap crap, unsolicited adver..., spambot, goole, do not want, get a rise from y..., poshest, bikini bottoms, sparkle and shine, unobtrusive earpi... and 1 more...
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generationnext's Words
petulant, vehement, pensive, lascivious, vacillate, histrionic, satiated, svelte, lithe, zeitgeist, viscous, sommelier and 526 more...
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Favorite Words That Are Really More L...
Culling my Favorite Words That Aren't Really Words list.
sausage fest, brick shithouse, flying spaghetti ..., velly intellesting, chinese firedrill, honkus of the bonkus, acoustic shadow, cheerily cheer up..., jeet yet, grand poobah, sticking it to th..., unbridled mirth and 270 more...
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Memes
From Wikipedia:
The term Internet meme (pronounced /miËm/, meem) is a phrase used to describe a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet, much like ...desu desu desu, this, rickroll, do not want, chuck norris, the cake is a lie, all your base are..., bananaphone, lolcats, o rly, ytmnd, pwn and 20 more...
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Kawaii Headdesk
The internet has given birth to a most hideous beast: a subculture that merges the worst of middle-school drama, valley-girl stupidity, and pop-culture idolatry. Add a dash of emo and a pinch of sn...
preggers, hugz, lawl, teehee, awwwwww, wtf, omg, haxx0r, stfu, roflol, pwn, d00d and 85 more...
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D is for Daisy Cutter
My D Words
data exhaust, daft punk, dandelion, dackelblick, daft, daisy, daisy cutter, dame, dandy, danke, dapper, death rattle and 62 more...
Tweets
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pterodactyl According to Wikipedia, this phrase has its origins in a particularly bad translation of Star Wars Episode III. Jun 27, 2008
arby abbreviated dnw Nov 28, 2007