"no way Jose" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /nəʊ ˈweɪ həʊˌseɪ/, /- həʊˌzeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-no way Jose.wav [US]
Etymology: Uncertain. Probably invented for the rhyme. First attested in 1978. Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=no way Jose}} no way Jose (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) No way; absolutely not. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: I don't think so, never in a month of Sundays, not in a million years, not on your life, not on your nelly, when pigs fly, when Hell freezes over, no way José, no way, José, no way, Jose Translations (Translations): za chińskiego boga (Polish), nem que a vaca tussa (Portuguese), nem morto (Portuguese), ni de broma (Spanish), ni de coña (Spanish), ni de guasa (Spanish), ni harto de vino (Spanish), icke sa Nicke (Swedish)

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