| Polite denial |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2026 |
| Polite denial |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2026 |
| Courteous denial to a lady |
New York Times Midi |
25 May 2026 |
| Southern denial |
New York Times |
21 May 2026 |
| Polite denial: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
16 Jan 2026 |
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| Polite "I'll pass" |
New York Times |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Polite refusal |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jul 2024 |
| Polite denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jun 2024 |
| "Nuh-uh!" |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2024 |
| Polite denial |
New York Times |
26 May 2023 |
| Polite denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2023 |
| Polite denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Respectful refusal |
Universal |
28 Mar 2022 |
| Polite refusal |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2022 |
| Polite refusal |
Universal |
03 Mar 2022 |
| Polite denial |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2021 |
| Polite refusal |
LA Times Daily |
18 Mar 2021 |
| Polite refusal |
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| Courteous denial |
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| Polite response |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2020 |
| Polite denial |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Feb 2019 |
| Refusal with a contraction |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2018 |
| Refusal with a contraction |
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| Polite denial |
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| Polite turndown |
Newsday |
06 Jul 2017 |
| Courteous refusal to a woman |
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| Reply from Joe Friday |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2015 |
| Dude ranch demurral |
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| Courteous refusal to a woman |
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| Reply from Joe Friday |
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| Polite refusal |
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| Miss dismissal |
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| Complete opposite of "Yes, sir" |
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| "Sorry, milady" |
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| Polite denial |
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| Polite denial |
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| Polite denial |
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| Polite turndown |
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| Polite turndown |
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| Polite refusal |
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| Polite reply |
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| Polite refusal to a lady |
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| Polite denial |
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| Polite reply |
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| Polite refusal |
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| Reply from Sgt. Friday |
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| Polite turndown |
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| Polite turndown |
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| Frequent Sgt. Friday rejoinder |
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| Polite refusal |
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| Polite refusal |
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| Polite denial |
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| Another private reply? |
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| Respectful reply |
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| Courteous rejection to a woman |
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| Polite turndown |
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| Genteel rejection |
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| Genteel rejection |
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| Respectful answer |
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| Polite declination |
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| Polite turndown |
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| Emphatic refusal |
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| Frequent Friday reply |
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| Respectful refusal |
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| Reply from Sgt. Friday |
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| Turndown from Sgt. Friday |
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| Polite refusal |
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| Polite denial |
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| Phrase of polite denial. |
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