nee-naw
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British, Childish, Onomatopoeic Imitating the two-tone siren on a vehicle used by emergency services.
- If it had not been preceded by the nee-naw of fire engines it meant that no warning had been given. There would be casualties.2001, Bernard MacLaverty, The Anatomy School:
- Whenever an opponent went down, be it genuine or feigned, the West Ham faithful would simultaneously cry 'Nee-naw, nee-naw, nee-naw, nee-naw', mimicking the sound of an ambulance.2004, Neil Humphreys, Notes from an Even Smaller Island:
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- Tom is in rapt communion with his police car, lying on his stomach, pushing it round and round, making nee-naw noises.2007, Penelope Lively, Consequences:
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