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noway

Or no·ways

[noh-wey]

adverb

  1. in no way, respect, or degree; not at all; nowise.

    He was noway responsible for the accident.



noway

/ ˈnəʊˌweɪ /

adverb

  1. Also in the US (not standard): nowaysin no manner; not at all; nowise

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. used to make an emphatic refusal, denial, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of noway1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; no 2, way 1
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Them girls ain’t nothing noway. Who cares what they think?”

The setting is Norway, though it might make more sense to call it “Noway,” a mythic land of slush and snow populated almost exclusively by variably accented English speakers.

Maxson lectures him again and again: “The white man ain’t gonna let you get nowhere with that football noway,” he tells him.

Em: NoWAY I'm coming over—I officially hate Tab.

“Noway. There has to be some mistake.”

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