"nyah" meaning in English

See nyah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /njæ/
Head templates: {{en-interj}} nyah
  1. Expressing smug triumph.
    Sense id: en-nyah-en-intj-wOp2OPRt

Download JSON data for nyah meaning in English (0.8kB)

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          "ref": "1993, Ted Andrews, Enchantment of the faerie realm, page 74",
          "text": "When the waves didn't catch me, I would laugh and sing out, \"Nyah, nyah, nyah!\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "August 7, 2009, George Vecsey, “On Big Day for Bronx, Cheating Is Nonissue”, in New York Times",
          "text": "Yankee fans have been saying, Nyah, nyah, I told you so, since the news was revealed in The New York Times.",
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        "Expressing smug triumph."
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