"chais pas" meaning in French

See chais pas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʃɛ pa/, /ʃɛ pɑ/ Forms: chépa [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: Contraction of j'sais pas. Etymology templates: {{contr|fr|j'sais pas}} Contraction of j'sais pas Head templates: {{fr-phrase}} chais pas
  1. (informal) alternative form of je ne sais pas: dunno Tags: alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: je ne sais pas (extra: dunno)
    Sense id: en-chais_pas-fr-phrase-S3PxiluD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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