no way, Jose
Absolutely not, friend
No way, Jose is an emphatic refusal or expression of disbelief, the rhyming name adding playful emphasis to a flat rejection: You want me to work this weekend? No way, Jose.
The phrase caught on in American English in the 1960s and doesn't refer to any particular Jose—the name simply provides a satisfying rhyme.
- not a chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
- no can doSlangy phrase of refusal
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- not happeningWill never occur
- denialRefusal to accept reality
no · absolutely not · noway · refusal · disbelief · over my dead body · not in a million years · inconceivable · fat chance · when pigs fly · out of the question · in your dreams · veto · no dice · forget it · think again · unthinkable · wrong
no way, Joseabsolutely
Completely, without exception
yes way · you bet · hell yes · definitely · for sure
no way, Joseone hundred percent
The whole amount
damn right · count on it · without question · no doubt about it · signed sealed delivered