Nah

/[næː]/ intj, name, phrase, slang

intj, name, phrase, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    No. informal
  2. 2
    here! (when giving something). Manglish, Singlish

    "Nah, take this."

Phrase
  1. 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. 1
    Abbreviation of Nahuatl. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

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Antonyms

All antonyms
yes

Example

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""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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