don't-know

[ dohnt-noh ]

noun

1. a person who has no opinion or is undecided, as in answering an item on a public-opinion poll.

don't know

noun

1. a person who has not reached a definite opinion on a subject, esp as a response to a questionnaire

Word History and Origins

Origin of don't-know¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Though a Daily Telegraph Gallup poll reported last week that 46% of Britons will support Britain's Common Market membership if it is in the nation's best interest�a gain of 2% since the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference last month�Labor believes that the anti-Marketeers will ultimately include the 24% don't-know vote.

From Time Magazine Archive

You are like 'John Don't-know' in the fairy tale.

From Project Gutenberg