Nope
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nəʊp/
Quick meaning: Nope meaning (informal, often emphatic) No.
Meaning
(informal, often emphatic) No.
More Meanings
- (informal) A negative reply, no.
- (East Midlands and Northern England) A blow to the head.
- (archaic, except near Staffordshire) A bullfinch.
- (archaic, East Midlands and Northern England) To hit someone on the head.
- (slang) An intensely undesirable thing, such as a circumstance or an animal, eliciting immediate repulsion without possibility of further consideration.
Example Sentences
Nope. Don't know as I do.
I'll take that as a nope, then.
This cemetery with a haunted playground is a casket full of nope.
"Is my son here, Clarence?" asked Roger Oakley. "Nope. The whistle ain't blowed yet."
Word Forms
- nopes
- noping
- noped
Antonyms for nope
Common opposites include yup, yeah.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include not, nay, non, nothing, right, yeah.
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