noo

adv, intj, adj — 3 senses

noo

adv

/nuː/

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

noo

intj

/nəʊ(ː)/

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:

noo

adj
1

Pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of new, representing dialects with yod-dropping.

Related terms
nicky nacky noo, och aye the noo

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