don't-know

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   a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll

   “70% in favor, 13% opposed and 17% don't-knows”

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Questions about don't-know

What does don't-know mean?

don't-know means "a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll".

How many syllables are in don't-know?

don't-know has 2 syllables: don't-k-now. The stress falls on "don't-k".

Is don't-know a common word?

don't-know is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.