noo

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/nuː//nəʊ(ː)/

adverb

Now.

OriginOld English nū ← Middle English nou →
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Meanings

noo1

adverbnoo (not comparable)
  1. GeordieScotlanddialectalnot comparableNow.

noo2

interjection

alternative nooo

  1. Elongated form of no.

    “What, is that Bill?” says she. “Noo, that ain’t,” says he, and he twirled his tail.

    1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Tom Tit Tot”, in English Fairy Tales, page 5

noo3

adjective
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of new, representing dialects with yod-dropping.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wee-wee

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnou
  2. Old Englishnū
  3. Englishnoo

From Old English nū, Middle English nou, in dialects without the shift /uː/ → /aʊ/.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with noo

younewdowhoviewtwothroughreviewutooqfewbluefaqduetruecontinuegnuquesushoeCPUvenuePeru
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Anagrams

onooon
Cite this entry
APA

noo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noo

MLA

“noo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noo.

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