nopey attitude
- noun
- Slang
:
actitud negativa
- Whenever asked to help, he responded with a nopey attitude that discouraged others.
Examples
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Her nopey attitude during meetings made the team less productive.
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His nopey attitude makes teamwork difficult.
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That nopey attitude isn’t going to get us anywhere.
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She always has a nopey attitude towards new ideas.
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Her nopey attitude during meetings often led to missed opportunities for collaboration.
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His nopey attitude toward suggestions prevents the team from moving forward.
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Whenever someone proposed a change, his nopey attitude created a tense atmosphere.
Synonyms
57
4.7
A habit of expecting bad things and saying no to ideas
10
3.5
A way of thinking that expects bad things to happen
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9.3
A habit of always being against what others suggest
A habit of expecting problems and saying no to ideas
A way of acting that is not helpful and often discourages others
Antonyms
How Dismissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
nopey + attitude
The form 'nopey' is not a standard dictionary item but appears to be a slang adjective built from 'nope' (an informal negative response) plus an adjectival -y, so a learner who knows 'nope' and 'attitude' could plausibly infer a dismissive or negative stance. Because the word is informal, creative, and not fully conventionalized, the connection is only partially predictable and may not be recognised by all B1 learners.
Etymology
Nopey attitude comes from the casual word nope and attitude; imagine someone who always answers 'nope' and folds their arms when asked to help. So, the phrase means 'a dismissive or negative attitude'.