Nah.

¹ American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Nahum.

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nah ² American  

[na, nah] / næ, nɑ /

adverb

Informal.

1. no.

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Nah. British  

abbreviation

1. Nahum

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Etymology

Origin of nah

First recorded in 1885–90; variant of no ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

“The kids are all like, ‘Oh man, this suit is like five tenths of a second faster per lap’ and I’m like, ‘Nah, baloney,’” Corby said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Nah, that’s baby stuff. Let’s play for quarters.”

From Literature

To every demand, the mullahs have the same answer: nah—Persian for “no.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the podcast that I did with Ebro when they were like “Oh nah.”

From Los Angeles Times

Why did I think, “Oh nah, it’s cool. We squashed it.”

From Los Angeles Times