nah

¹

[na, nah]

adverb

Informal.

1. no.

Nah.

²

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Nahum.

Nah.

abbreviation

1. Nahum

Word History and Origins

Origin of nah¹

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

Example Sentences

Because you’re taught to think, “Nah, you don’t talk about that.”

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And I just was like, “Nah, man, nah, I think people will get it.”

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As his assailants walked away, he started to follow them until one of them shouted: “Nah, hold it down! Hold it down!”

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“Ah, nah. As far as how long I go in my career? Nah. Zero,” he said.

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“The motivation to be able to play alongside him every night, that’s super motivating. That’s what I’m going to train my body for. Every night I go out there and try to be the best player I can for him, and we’re going to bounce that off one another. But as far as me weighing in on him and some other teammates of how far I go in my career, nah.”

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