no, thanks

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no, thanks

interjection no thanks · no thank you

Politely refuses something offered. “No, thanks” is a violently British way to refuse something. That is just one step away from “oh, I couldn’t possibly”.

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intj (polite refusal of an offer)

Español	no, gracias
日本語	結構です kekkō desu
中文	不要，謝謝 /不要, 谢谢 bùyào, xièxie, 不客氣 /不客气 bù kèqi
Português	não, obrigado, não, obrigada
Français	non merci, sans façon
Deutsch	nein, danke, danke, ich danke
Italiano	no, grazie
Română	nu, mulțumesc
Русский	нет, спаси́бо net, spasíbo

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@misc{no_thanks_2026,
  title = {no, thanks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/no%2C%20thanks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}