Talk:no idea

RFD discussion: July–October 2018

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no idea

The noun. I am open about this, but I don't think it is a noun in its own right. A verbal phrase "to have no idea" would be better, I think. Searching on Oxford for "no idea" brought up this however. DonnanZ (talk) 09:06, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

@SemperBlotto DonnanZ (talk) 08:08, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

• Delete the supposed noun sense – not a noun phrase but a determiner (no) and a noun (idea). — SGconlaw (talk) 09:24, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
• dunno SemperBlotto (talk) 09:31, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

It was your entry... DonnanZ (talk) 10:31, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

• Delete the noun sense, leave the interjection. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 16:01, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
• Delete the noun sense--seems like a misanalysis of the phrase "to have no idea". --SanctMinimalicen (talk) 16:25, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
• Delete as per SanctMinimalicen. - Sonofcawdrey (talk) 08:25, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
  • Deleted the noun sense. — SGconlaw (talk) 19:21, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

Etymology

Clipped form 'I have no idea about it/that', JMGN (talk) 17:48, 17 February 2025 (UTC)