nyah

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/ˈnjæ//ˈnja/

interjection

Expressing smug triumph.

OriginJapanese にゃあ →
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Meanings

nyah1

interjection
  1. Expressing smug triumph.

    When the waves didn't catch me, I would laugh and sing out, "Nyah, nyah, nyah!"

    1993, Ted Andrews, Enchantment of the faerie realm, page 74
    1 more example

    Yankee fans have been saying, Nyah, nyah, I told you so, since the news was revealed in The New York Times.

    2009 August 7, George Vecsey, “On Big Day for Bronx, Cheating Is Nonissue”, in New York Times

nyah2

interjection
  1. Internetslanglifestylemeow, especially spoken by a catgirl or catboy

Nyah3

proper noun
  1. A town in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia

Origin

nyah · interjection

Uncertain. Assertions of its universality among children regardless of culture or parent tongue are likely false.

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nyah · interjection

  1. Japaneseにゃあ
  2. Englishnyah

From Japanese にゃあ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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