"nyah" meaning in English

See nyah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /njæ/
Etymology: Unclear. Assertions of its universality among children regardless of culture or parent tongue are likely false: see https://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuh-nuh.html, https://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuh-nuh-2.html, https://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2011/07/nuh-nuh-3.html Head templates: {{en-interj}} nyah
  1. Expressing smug triumph. Derived forms: nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah
    Sense id: en-nyah-en-intj-wOp2OPRt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 14 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 12 10 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /nja/
Etymology: From Japanese にゃあ Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|にゃあ}} Japanese にゃあ Head templates: {{en-interj}} nyah
  1. (fandom slang, Internet slang) meow, especially spoken by a catgirl or catboy Tags: Internet, slang
    Sense id: en-nyah-en-intj-m9vPSiCR Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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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": "quote"
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          "ref": "2009 August 7, George Vecsey, “On Big Day for Bronx, Cheating Is Nonissue”, in New York Times:",
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        "Expressing smug triumph."
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