nah

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[næː][nɑː][naː][nẽː]

interjection

No.

“Nah, I'd win.”

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naw
OriginMalay nah →
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Meanings

nah1

interjection
  1. informalNo.

    Nah, I'd win.

    Synonyms: naw

nah2

interjection
  1. ManglishSinglishhere! (when giving something).

    Nah, take this.

    Here, take this.

NAH3

phrase
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismReddit slangInitialism of no assholes here; used as a response to AITA (“am I the asshole?”) to indicate that the speaker believes that no parties involved are assholes.

Nah4

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Nahuatl.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionNo.

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naw
Also see
no

Origin

nah · interjection

Colloquial/unarticulated form of no + -uh. Compare yeah = yes + -uh.

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nah · interjection

  1. Malaynah
  2. Englishnah

Borrowed from Malay nah. Unrelated to nah mean.

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Translations

Dutch welnee
  • welneeno
Finnish nääh, nää
  • näähno
  • nääno
  • njääno
  • njäähno
French nan
  • nanno
German ne, nee
  • neno
  • neeno
  • nöno
Hebrew לא
  • לאno
Icelandic neibb
  • neibbno
Japanese ううん
  • ううんno
Portuguese nem, ná
  • nemno
  • náno
  • nãno
Russian нет
  • нет (net)no
Spanish nah
  • nahno
Swedish nä
  • näno

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nah

lapamanaardaspayeahhayaraahtabrazakaallahpapachafraabashahskamoi
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Anagrams

hanahn
Cite this entry
APA

nah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nah

MLA

“nah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nah.

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