Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb No.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bullfinch, Pyrrhula vulgaris. See
mawp . - No: a vulgar corruption.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.), Prov. Eng. A bullfinch.
- interjection informal No.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb informal
No . - noun informal A
negative reply, no. - noun England A
bullfinch - noun East Midlands and Northern England A
blow to thehead . - verb East Midlands and Northern England (archaic) To
hit someone on thehead .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I cringe and tell them "nope" - I just don't like it.
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I cringe and tell them "nope" - I just don't like it.
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In a year that started with hope, the Esks appear to have turned into "nope" -- if not
SLAM! Sports 2009
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In the teaser for season 4.5 there is a shot of a bunch of Sharons giving Boomer a rubdown - oops, nope, that is not what is happening - it looks upon closer inspection that Tyrol's hammy hand is holding something and aiming for Athena-Sharon's neck as she runs and holds Hera.
Archive 2008-11-01 radii 2008
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In the teaser for season 4.5 there is a shot of a bunch of Sharons giving Boomer a rubdown - oops, nope, that is not what is happening - it looks upon closer inspection that Tyrol's hammy hand is holding something and aiming for Athena-Sharon's neck as she runs and holds Hera.
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Who knows, maybe I can get the boss to pony up some $$... nope, that isn't gonna happen.
No, I Won't Stop Talking about IntelliJ! Neal Ford 2007
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They rarely have the megaphone that the party of "nope" enjoys.
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They rarely have the megaphone that the party of "nope" enjoys.
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A curious number of sources asked about the guest list simply respond "nope," as if working from a script.
Chelsea Clinton's wedding: A very inviting proposition? Not for some VIPs. 2010
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That was "nope" to the first question; second one was yes.
Blago To Use Obama Team's Internal Report As Defense Against Impeachment 2009
bilby commented on the word nope
"nope - a blow: as, 'I took him a nope on the costard.'"
- Francis Grose, 'The Vulgar Tongue'.
September 23, 2008
strev commented on the word nope
To the pale intolerant I asked, "got milk?"
"Nope," he replied dryly.
June 14, 2009