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nah

1 American  
[na, nah] / næ, nɑ /

adverb

Informal.
  1. no.


Nah. 2 American  

abbreviation

Bible.
  1. Nahum.


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

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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

“Nah, she don’t like to talk about the past,” Al would say, sowing doubt in my mind that I knew what sort of person she really was.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Nah, I have to fix the Meagers’ loo.

From Literature

Asked whether the encounter with Hamilton had made him second-guess his approach to confronting public officials, Reedy responded simply: “Nah.”

From Los Angeles Times