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onaccounta

Pronunciation: on-uh-count-uh
Function: dismissive, or distractive
Etymology: Slang for "on account of"
Origin: Circa 1993, Ohio, USA, Ort and Mabee family

1. Used in place of "because I said so"
2. Used in response to general "why...?" questions when one does not have the motivation to respond to the question
"Why do I have to brush my teeth?"
"Because."
"But why?"
"Onaccounta."


"Why do I have to make my bed?"
"Because."
"But why?"
"Onaccounta."
onaccounta by EebamXela December 20, 2008
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onaccounta

Pronunciation: on-uh-count-uh
Function: dismissive, or distractive
Etymology: Slang for "on account of"

1. Used in place of "because I said so"
2. Used in response to general "why...?" questions when one does not have the motivation to respond to the question


"Why do I have to brush my teeth?"
"Because."
"But why?"
"Onaccounta."


"Why do I have to make my bed?"
"Because."
"But why?"
"Onaccounta."
"Why do I have to brush my teeth?"
"Because."
"But why?"
"Onaccounta."


"Why do I have to make my bed?"
"Because."
"But why?"
"Onaccounta."
onaccounta by EebamXela December 22, 2008

onnacounta

A written short form of "on account of".
I had to leave early onnacounta I had another appointment.
onnacounta by Ferrit October 20, 2003

unaccountafiable 

span of time when you are entirely unaccounted for / nobody knows where you are; when you should be somewhere but are really somewhere else.
I got let out of work early and had two hours of unaccountafiable time.
unaccountafiable by sc@recr0w May 11, 2009

Onaccountaklonopin 

the convenient dismissal offered up in hopes to justify, explain, or excuse the poor behavior and/or negative outcomes of events -- due to unmistakable side effects of benzodiazepine impairment, especially Klonopin (clonazepam)
"I would've remembered that I had court today, but I slept right thru my arraignment onaccountaklonopin!"
-- Said a voice-mail left from a county jail telephone
Onaccountaklonopin by AorticKamikaze September 8, 2022

onacounta 

Because.
I had to go to the store yesterday onacounta I was out of blueberries.
onacounta by Sassaay September 24, 2023

unaccountable 

A word that only now has a definition for. Basically, it means "something that cannot be explained" or something like that
The fact that I have a demoscene obsession is a unaccountable fact
unaccountable by 933 August 20, 2025
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