I'm good

phrase

No, thank you: used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.

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Meanings

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  1. USinformalNo, thank you: used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.

    Once I asked a man whether I could kiss him, and he said, “I’m good, thanks”, as though I had offered him a crisp.

    2026 February 21, Kitty Drake, “Sex first, dinner later: what can singles in Oslo, Berlin, Paris and Rome teach me about dating?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2026

    Synonyms: no

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseNo, thank you: used when asked whether one wants or needs something, etc.

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no
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no

Origin

Possibly originally poker slang, used to tell the dealer that one does not want additional cards.

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Translations

Hungarian nem kérek semmit
  • nem kérek semmitno, thank you
Norwegian Bokmål det går fint, det går bra
  • det går fintno, thank you
  • det går brano, thank you
Polish nie, dziękuję
  • nie, dziękujęno, thank you
Swedish det går bra ändå, jag är nöjd
  • det går bra ändåno, thank you
  • jag är nöjdno, thank you
Cite this entry
APA

I'm good. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm%20good

MLA

“I'm good.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm%20good. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I'm good,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'm%20good.

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