"nah" meaning in English

See nah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Forms: nah
Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You use "nah" as a casual way of saying "no".
    Sense id: simple-nah-en-intj-DZA9c-sZ
     
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    {
      "form": "nah",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Nah, I'm not gonna make a funny prank at the teacher. You should do it if you are wanting me to do that."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use \"nah\" as a casual way of saying \"no\"."
      ],
      "id": "simple-nah-en-intj-DZA9c-sZ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nah"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nah",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Nah, I'm not gonna make a funny prank at the teacher. You should do it if you are wanting me to do that."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use \"nah\" as a casual way of saying \"no\"."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nah"
}

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