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Nuh-uh is an informal negative, the opposite of uh-huh.
It expresses disagreement, denial, or refusal: Did you eat the last cookie? Nuh-uh.
The sound mimics a nasal "no" with the mouth closed, often accompanied by a head shake.
It's casual and sometimes childish, common in spoken exchanges but rarely written except to capture speech.
Casual negative reply
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Nuh-uh is an informal negative, the opposite of uh-huh.
It expresses disagreement, denial, or refusal: Did you eat the last cookie? Nuh-uh.
The sound mimics a nasal "no" with the mouth closed, often accompanied by a head shake.
It's casual and sometimes childish, common in spoken exchanges but rarely written except to capture speech.
1. denial — nope, Casual negative reply; nah (Casual negative reply); not (Opposite of affirmative); never (At no point); negative · nix · uh-uh · no-go
2. refusal — decline, Decrease or refuse; reject (Dismiss as unsuitable); refuse (Reject or garbage); rebuff (Abrupt, curt rejection); pass · veto · thumbs-down · wave-off · brush-off · dismissal · cold-shoulder · unwilling
3. disagreement — contradict, Dispute a statement; dispute (Verbal clash over differences); counter (Flat service surface); oppose (Act against something); challenge · dissent · object · rebut · push-back · call-out · hold-up · wrong · false · incorrect
AFFIRMATION VS NEGATIONnuh-uh ≠ uh-huh Informal vocal agreement; yeah · yep · yes · mm-hmm · yup
POLITENESS/FORMALITYnuh-uh ≠ no thank you Polite way to refuse; no sir · no ma'am · with all due respect
kidspeak: boo-boo, booboo, cooties, gimme, gonna; refusals: no, decline, no thanks, refuse, nope; baby talk: mama, dada, papa, mommy, daddy; slang: slang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/nuh-uh