nope
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of nope
Example Sentences
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Ole Miss said nope and promoted defensive coordinator Keith Golding to the head coach job; Kiffin publicly expressed his disappointment that the school rejected his request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
In its post, the company says it will let certain models of Claude nope out in “rare, extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
And then you realize, nope there's a time and a place for everything and if you keep hustling, it will come to you.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2024
“Nope, nope, nope. It’s pretty big-time when you have an Iowa team playing, let alone somebody from our hometown.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Me: No no no no nope no I will be out shortly.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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