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not on your tintype

not on your tintype interjection: an answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.

Interjection

not on your tintype

  1. (colloquial) An answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.
    • He got out an enlistment blank, and placing his finger on a blank line said, "Sign here." I answered, "Not on your tintype." "I beg your pardon?" Then I explained to him that I would not sign it without first reading it.1917, Arthur Guy Empey, Over the Top

Questions about not on your tintype

What does not on your tintype mean?
Not on your tintype means an answer indicating outright rejection or denial; no way; absolutely not.
What part of speech is not on your tintype?
Not on your tintype is an interjection.

Words near not on your tintype in the dictionary

  1. not on
  2. not on any account
  3. not on your life
  4. not on your nellie
  5. not on your nelly
  6. not on your tintype
  7. not one
  8. not one bit
  9. not one's first rodeo
  10. NOT operator
  11. NOT operators

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