nosireebob

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A form of no siree Bob — Definitely not; no way.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of no siree Bob: emphatically no; no way.

    Not by a long shot, nosireebob.”

    2007, Steven Merrill Ulmen, The Revenge of Little Crow, →ISBN, page 140
    2 more examples

    Nothing in the world like it, nosireebob.

    1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 333

    "And let you spend this first Christmas on your two legs in a city?" he demanded. "Well, I guess not! Nosireebob!"

    2014, Leona Dalrymple, When the Yule Log Burns: A Christmas Story, →ISBN

Origin

Univerbation of no siree Bob.

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APA

nosireebob. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosireebob

MLA

“nosireebob.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosireebob. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nosireebob,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosireebob.

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