nope

Slangy thumbs down

Nope is an informal variant of no and may carry slightly less force of finality than no does.

interjection

nah

Casual negative reply

forget it · nothing doing · fat chance · dream on · as if · yeah right · hard pass · absolutely not · never · not happening

rejection

refusal

Act of declining

dismissal · brushoff · snub · spurn · veto · thumbs down · cold shoulder · shut down · shoot down · denial

slang

ixnay

Slangy veto

when pigs fly · over my dead body · not on your life · count me out · I'm out · take a hike · get lost · beat it · fuggedaboutit

emphasis

absolutely not

Emphatic total rejection

Categories
Opposites
affirmation vs. negation

nopeyep

Laid-back assent

yup · yeah · yes · yah · uh-huh

Phrases
Family

no, no-go

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G