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🙅 No (exclamation) 🚫 Not at all 🥖 Not any 👤 No one or none
nae

nae

9.9
A word that says no in Scottish English
  • adverb
  • UK
translation icon : no
  • Now watch me whip, Now watch me nae nae OK now watch me whip whip watch me nae nae.

Examples

  • "I'm nae going to that party tonight."

  • "There's nae way I'm climbing that hill again."

  • Watch me nae nae, I'll put it on through.

  • Now watch me nae, nae, watch me whip, Whip.

  • "They're nae scared of bloody Bolton."

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "They're nae interested in joining us for dinner."

Synonyms

nah
vsnae
  • Informal
614 8.4

An informal way to say no

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this casual refusal
naw
vsnae
  • Informal
48 9.9

A casual way to say no

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this colloquial refusal
nuh
vsnae
  • Informal
22 9.9

A short informal word people say to show disagreement

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this exclamatory disagreement
noooo
vsnae
  • Informal
13 9.8

A long cry people make to show strong sadness or shock

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this stretched protest
nooooo
vsnae
  • Informal
7 9.5

A long loud cry that shows shock, protest, or disappointment

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this dramatic emotional cry
nope
vsnae
  • Informal
6 7.1

A casual spoken answer that means no

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this short informal reply
no
vsnae
2 1.0

An answer that refuses a request or idea

is the Scottish dialect form rather than the general word
nyet
vsnae
  • Informal
1 9.9

To say no strongly using a Russian word

is the Scottish dialect form rather than a foreign loanword
no siree Bob
vsnae
  • Informal
1 9.9

A strong informal phrase for refusing something

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this emphatic idiom
naa
vsnae
  • Informal
9.9

A casual way to say no in conversation

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this informal variant
negatory
vsnae
  • Slang
9.0

A short informal way to say no, often on radio

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this slangy exclamation
noooooo
vsnae
  • Texting
9.8

A long dramatic no used in messages to show strong refusal or sadness

is the Scottish dialect form rather than this dramatic online elongation

Surface Forms

nae positive

Etymology

The word nae comes from an old English word nā meaning 'not one' and is the Scots form of English no and none. So, used as an adverb it simply means 'not' or 'no'.