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English
Etymology
Ellipsis of "not have the faintest idea/clue/notion/understanding/concept/inkling".
Verb
not have the faintest
- (informal) To not know; to have no idea.
1992, Maureen Freely, The Stork Club, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 273:Soon everything is in its appointed place except for Becky. And Becky does not have the faintest where that is.
2003 January 19, “Terrorist 'sleepers' slip intelligence net”, in The Independent:For the most part we do not have the faintest who asylum-seekers really are.
2018, Mathew Backholer, Short-Term Missions, A Christian Guide to STMs: For Leaders, Pastors, ByFaith Media, →ISBN, page 30:You may have heard the call to go on your short-term mission (STM), but you also need to be in the right place at the right time. Like Isaiah, you may be able to say, "Here I am! Send me" (Isaiah 6:8) – but may not have the faintest where to go, with whom, or know the duration of the STM.
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