nope

[nohp]

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adverb Informal.

no¹(def 1).

Origin of nope

1885–90, Americanism; variant of no¹; cf. yup

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Examples from the Web for nope

Contemporary Examples

Nope, but his name was close enough to someone who was, so his name made it to the list.
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Dean Obeidallah
June 26, 2014
Nope,” one said, “but my Dad and Mr. Cranbrook were thinkin' to put one up.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse
W.C. Heinz
May 31, 2014
Nope, according to Tzachi Hanegbi, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
7 Questions About the Geneva Deal on Iran You Might Be Asking
Matthew Kalman
November 25, 2013
Nope, the outrage erupted after Senate Democrats brought a little democracy to the chamber.
Senate Democrats Didn’t Go Far Enough to Kill the Filibuster
Dean Obeidallah
November 22, 2013
But as we talked about it, the more we realized: nope, it needs to be in the first one.
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Andrew Romano
August 12, 2013

Historical Examples

“Nope,” replied the other, settling himself on a saddle-tree.
The Night Riders
Ridgwell Cullum
Nope, Zenobia wouldn't; anyway, not until she had more facts to go on.
Torchy
Sewell Ford
"Nope, I didn't fight with 'im, Andy," she smiled through her tears.
The Secret of the Storm Country
Grace Miller White
Nope—not that way,” he muttered grimly, “but with my two hands.
Colorado Jim
George Goodchild
Nope, I was too anxious—hurried too much on the settings of the slow verniers.
Skylark Three
Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for nope

nope

sentence substitute

an informal word for no 1

Word Origin

C19: originally US, a variant of no 1

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Word Origin and History for nope

adv.

1888, emphatic form of no, with emphasis on the closing of the lips.

nope

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Examples from the Web for nope

Contemporary Examples

Nope, but his name was close enough to someone who was, so his name made it to the list.

Nope,” one said, “but my Dad and Mr. Cranbrook were thinkin' to put one up.

Nope, according to Tzachi Hanegbi, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Nope, the outrage erupted after Senate Democrats brought a little democracy to the chamber.

But as we talked about it, the more we realized: nope, it needs to be in the first one.

Historical Examples

“Nope,” replied the other, settling himself on a saddle-tree.

Nope, Zenobia wouldn't; anyway, not until she had more facts to go on.

"Nope, I didn't fight with 'im, Andy," she smiled through her tears.

Nope—not that way,” he muttered grimly, “but with my two hands.

Nope, I was too anxious—hurried too much on the settings of the slow verniers.

nope

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for nope

adv.

Origin of nope