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

Nope, Hoover would love all that.

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Nope, just tell the same tale twice.

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“Nope,” she says, laughing as she declines to specify — though she notes that she’s not referring to anything in the show.

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And I said, ‘nope, there’s one more act of the show. Please don’t let the audience leave.’

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McLachlan wryly thinks about why they all didn’t just say “nope.”

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