Etymology

nae nae

Today it means: A hip-hop dance based on planting one's feet, swaying with shoulder movement, and placing one hand in the air and one hand down. Full definition →

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The story

Named after character Sheneneh Jenkins, a sassy "ghetto girl" in the 1990s sitcom Martin. The Atlanta hip-hop group We Are Toonz is credited for inventing the term with their hit song Drop That NaeNae (2013).

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