"naw" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /nɔː/ [UK], /nɔ/ [US], /nɑ/ [cot-caught-merger]
enPR: nô [cot-caught-merger], nä [cot-caught-merger] Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː Etymology: In Scottish use, from Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English nā (“no, never”). More generally, a colloquial, unarticulated form of no; compare nah. More at no. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|naw}} Scots naw, {{m|sco|naa}} naa, {{m|sco|na}} na, {{der|en|enm|na}} Middle English na, {{der|en|ang|na|nā|no, never}} Old English nā (“no, never”), {{m|en|nah}} nah, {{l|en|no}} no Head templates: {{en-interj}} naw
  1. (informal) No. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-naw-en-intj-OBeKILRw
  2. (Jamaica) Pronunciation spelling of not. Tags: Jamaica, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: not
    Sense id: en-naw-en-intj-4mqSnoho Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, Jamaican English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nee-naw

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