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nae

American  
[ney] / neɪ /

adverb

  1. no; not.


adjective

  1. no.

nae British  
/ neɪ, nɑː /

determiner

  1. a Scot word for no 1 not

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nae

First recorded in 1715–25; variant of na

Example Sentences

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This was met with a huge cheer from fans who were anticipating a regional version of the lyric, other earlier tour examples having included "nae chance" in Edinburgh and "jog on lad" in Liverpool.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

On the coast of Scotland, howling gusts are the standard because, as the saying goes, “Nae wind, nae rain, nae golf.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

“Us sea dogs, we have saltwater running through our veins, nae blood,” he would say.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2017

You might learn something useful, like how to nae nae or dab or something.

From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2016

For that song to be popular you have to know how to do the whip and the nae nae; new music works at parties only if people know how to dance to it.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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