NOPE

Etymology

Proper noun

Nope

(archaic) Martha's Vineyard

Anagrams

• open, peno-, peon, pone

Etymology 1

Particle

nope

(informal) No.

Usage notes

The usage as a reply in the form of a single-word sentence has, since the 1850s, been far more common than any others.

Antonyms

• yup

• yep

• yeah

Noun

nope (plural nopes)

(informal) A negative reply, no.

(slang) An intensely undesirable thing, such as a circumstance or an animal, eliciting immediate repulsion without possibility of further consideration.

Etymology 2

Probably a rebracketing of an ope (see 1823 quote), from alp.

Noun

nope (plural nopes)

(archaic, except near Staffordshire) A bullfinch

Etymology 3

Possibly influenced by nape and knap.

Noun

nope (plural nopes)

(East Midlands and Northern England) A blow to the head.

Verb

nope (third-person singular simple present nopes, present participle noping, simple past and past participle noped)

(archaic, East Midlands and Northern England) To hit someone on the head.

Anagrams

• open, peno-, peon, pone

Source: Wiktionary


Nope, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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