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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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