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I'm good

I'm good phrase: no, thank you: used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.

Phrase

I'm good

  1. (US, informal) No, thank you: used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.
    • Once I asked a man whether I could kiss him, and he said, “I’m good, thanks”, as though I had offered him a crisp.2026 February 21, Kitty Drake, “Sex first, dinner later: what can singles in Oslo, Berlin, Paris and Rome teach me about dating?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2026
    Synonyms:
    no

Synonyms of I'm good

Origin of I'm good

Possibly originally poker slang, used to tell the dealer that one does not want additional cards.

Questions about I'm good

What does I'm good mean?
I'm good means no, thank you: used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.
What part of speech is I'm good?
I'm good is a phrase.

Words near I'm good in the dictionary

  1. I'm from
  2. I'm full
  3. I'm gay
  4. I'm going to be sick
  5. I'm going to hell for this
  6. I'm good
  7. I'm here all week
  8. I'm Hindu
  9. I'm homosexual
  10. I'm hot
  11. I'm hungry

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