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    [Noun]  | "know-noth*ing" | \ ˈnō-ˌnə-thiŋ \


    1: ignoramus

    2: agnostic

    3: a member of a 19th century secret American political organization hostile to the political influence of recent immigrants and Roman Catholics


    Origin: 1812 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-nothing" 


    1: a stupid person;


      * e.g., " ... often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings "





     [ "know-nothing" ]

    1: one who hasn't a clue about anything whatsoever

      * e.g.,  ... Edgars: We don't have a pro-shop, sir. Captain Murphy: Who knows better, me or a know-nothing like you who knows nothing?! 

     [ "know nothing" ]

    1: Refers to people who know little beyond their job and the small town that they love in.

      * e.g.,  ... The know nothing has little to know knowledge about how people outside of their nothing community is. Some know nothings leave their nothing communities and then go back because they know nothing about functioning beyond their know nothing communities. 

     [ "know nothing know it all" ]

    1: A person who knows nothing about most topics they chime in on in conversation. This person will be 16 years old with zero experience about farming and tell a farmer about crop rotation. This person will tell a European car technician what's wrong with their car, refuse to pay diagnosis, because they used to work at Chevy in the 80s, and then bitches when the car isn't fixed. Rather than listening and increasing their knowledge they insist to run their mouth to the point where everybody is annoyed.

      * e.g.,  ... Tim actually gave advice to Matt Damon about how to play Jason Bourne better? What a fucking know nothing know it all. 

     [ "The New Know Nothings" ]

    1: The New Know Nothing Party--As with their predecessors, The Know-Nothing Party (Whig Dissenters), The New Know Nothing Party will make its official debut sometime in 201 It is currently occupied by the kind of Republicans who fly with two right wings: President Trump's "base."

      * e.g.,  ... "The GOP went too far when they let that imposter Trump run on their ticket. The Republican Party as we know it will soon suffer the same fate as the Know-Nothings. The New Know Nothings are upon us.... Abe Lincoln is so dead. Oops." 

     [ "Know-Nothing Conservative" ]

    1: An American conservative who bases his or her political stance almost entirely on party-generated talking points, and becomes angry, insulting, or panicked when presented with verifiable fact.

      * e.g.,  ... Know-Nothing Conservatives: followers/fans of Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter, Glenn Beck 

     [ "You don’t know nothing bout this" ]

    1: A phrase used by older people when a younger person shows admiration for something from said old persons era. Commonly used in jest

      * e.g.,  ... Grandson: *puts on ray Charles* 

     [ "you know nothing john snow" ]

    1: this phrase was derived from tv serial game of thrones , addressed to john snow by two female characters of the serial in a state in which john acted reasonably.

      * e.g.,  ... having refused my girlfriend's tempting request for spending the night in bed with her, she just said you know nothing john snow. 


     [ "you know nothing john snow" ]

    2: A person who misses a bang bang opportunity acting like a wise ass.


     [ "you know nothing john snow" ]

    3: A smart ass treating like a guy from 70's

     [ "The cat with no hat knows nothing about that" ]

    1: No hat + cat = no knowledge.

      * e.g.,  ... The cat in the hat knows a lot about that, meanwhile the cat with no hat knows nothing about that. 

     [ "My thoughts on the experience I must acknowledge that early in life I know nothing" ]

    1: My thoughts on the experience I must acknowledge that early in life I know nothing

      * e.g.,  ... My thoughts on the experience I must acknowledge that early in life I know nothing 

     [ "I KNOW NOTHING" ]

    1: I KNOW NOTHING

      * e.g.,  ... THIS IS WHEN YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS TRUE, BUT PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE YOU THEN COME BACK AND TELL YOU , THAT YOU WERE RIGHT AND YOU REPLY "I KNOW NOTHING". 

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