Nah
/[næː]/ intj, name, phrase, slang
intj, name, phrase, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Intj
- 1 No. informal
- 2 here! (when giving something). Manglish, Singlish
"Nah, take this."
Phrase
- 1 Initialism of no assholes here; used as a response to AITA (“am I the asshole?”) to indicate that the speaker believes that no parties involved are assholes. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Nahuatl. abbreviation, alt-of
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More examples""You should write a novel or something." "Nah, I don't think so. I can't see myself coming up with anything good, anyways.""
Etymology
Etymology 1
Colloquial/unarticulated form of no. Compare yeah. no + -h.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay nah.
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