nah

¹ American  

[na, nah] / næ, nɑ /

adverb

Informal.

1. no.

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Nah. ² American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Nahum.

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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

“Nah. I’ll barely play. But thanks.”

From Literature

“Nah. We didn’t have the same friend group.”

From Literature

“Nah,” he said, pushing out the door.

From Literature

“Nah. Next week for sure. I gotta go to my father’s dump again. My mom’s working the whole long weekend. Can you believe it?”

From Literature

“I didn’t feel any tension. He was like, ‘Nah, I didn’t care about it,’” Redick said of Doncic.

From Los Angeles Times