nope
nope Lexical Profile
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• adverb
An informal variant of 'no', used to give a negative response to a question or statement.
"When asked if she had finished the report early, she simply replied, "Nope.""
• interjection
Used to express emphatic refusal, denial, disagreement, or unwillingness to engage with something.
"Nope, I am definitely not going down into that dark basement alone."
• noun
An informal negative reply, refusal, or vote against something.
"The proposal was met with a chorus of nopes from the committee members."
• verb
To abruptly leave, retreat, or withdraw from an unpleasant, frightening, or undesirable situation (usually followed by 'out').
"As soon as he saw the giant spider on the porch, he noped right out of there."
• Rhymes for nope
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in late 19th-century American English, formed by adding an abrupt bilabial closure (/p/) to the end of 'no' to emphasize finality, parallel to the formation of 'yep' from 'yes'.