nooit
- Southern African an exclamation expressive of surprise, admiration, disgust, etc
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Word Origin
from Afrikaans, literally: never
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So in Holland: many country retreats of retired tradespeople bear such names as “Nooit gedacht,” (never expected,) &c.
The History of SignboardsJacob Larwood