nyah
Child's teasing sound
Nyah is a taunting exclamation, often drawn out or repeated: Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!
It mimics the sing-song teasing of children mocking someone, typically accompanied by sticking out the tongue or other playground gestures.
Adults use it ironically to suggest petty gloating or childish dismissal.
Mock playfully
- tauntInsulting provocation
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- mockScornful imitation or fake
- sneerScornful expression
ridicule · gloat · snicker · smirk · taunting · jibe · gibe · heckle
Scornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- dismissalRemoval from position
snub · rejection · haughtiness · superiority · condescension · disrespect · spurning · repudiation
tease
Mock playfully
sneer · ridicule · gloat · snicker · smirk · taunting · jibe · gibe · heckle · deride
disdain
Scornful disregard
dismissal · snub · rejection · haughtiness · superiority · condescension · disrespect · spurning · repudiation · defiance
nyahI'm sorry
Expression of regret
sorry · I apologize · forgive me · my bad · mea culpa
nyahwelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
congratulations · good for you · well done · bravo · yay
nyahhumble pie
Figurative food of apology
graciousness · sportsmanship · magnanimity · concession · deference