nope

[nohp]

adverb

Informal.

1. no.

nope

/ nəʊp /

1. an informal word for no 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of nope¹

1885–90, variant of no ¹; yup

Word History and Origins

Origin of nope¹

C19: originally US, a variant of _no ¹

Example Sentences

When I asked my academic counselor if there were any courses on personal finance, the answer stunned me: “Nope, we don’t have anything.”

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And he said, ‘Nope, that won’t happen.’

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“So every once in a while I’ll say, ‘Do you think I hate any other team?’ and it’s, ‘Nope. Just my team. That’s it.’

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“Nope. And she’s forcing me to wear the dashiki that Grandma made me.”

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They go check things out rather than packing up their stuff, giving a big ol’ nope, and leaving.

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