nooit
/ (nɔɪt) /
interjection
Southern African an exclamation expressive of surprise, admiration, disgust, etc
Nearby words
- noodle,
- noodlehead,
- noodling,
- noogie,
- noogoora burr,
- nook,
- nook and cranny, every,
- nookery,
- nookie,
- nooky
Word Origin for nooit
from Afrikaans, literally: never
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Examples from the Web for nooit
So in Holland: many country retreats of retired tradespeople bear such names as “Nooit gedacht,” (never expected,) &c.
The History of Signboards|Jacob Larwood