nope
A negative reply, noA negative reply, no.
» Nope, not at all.
Nein, überhaupt nicht. — enteka
Нет, нисколько. — odexed
ryanwhiting · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(informal)A negative reply, no.
I'll take that as a nope, then.
(slang)An intensely undesirable thing, such as a circumstance or an animal, eliciting immediate repulsion without possibility of further consideration.
(East Midlands, Northern England)A blow to the head.
(archaic)A bullfinch.
Examples
14 sentencesNope, not at all.
ruНет, нисколько. — odexed
deNein, überhaupt nicht. — enteka
Nope, I'm not buying it.
Ні, я в це не вірю. — deniko
"Are you ready?" "Nope." "Alright let's go."
"Don't you live in Boston anymore?" "Nope."
ru«Ты в Бостоне уже не живёшь?» — «Не-а». — marafon
de„Wohnst du nicht mehr in Boston?“ – „Nein.“ — mhr
"I saw it!" "Nope! You didn't see it!"
ru«Я видел это!» — «Нет! Ты не видел!» — EugeneGS
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Representing no pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end. Luick instead claimsRepresenting no pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end. Luick instead claims it represents a realisation of no with final [ʔ], with a purported reduction of /p/ to [ʔ] before syllabic liquids providing a model for the spelling of [ʔ] as -pe, but it is more parsimonious to assume that the -pe directly represents attested realisations with [p̚]. Therefore no + -p. Compare yep/yup.
Probably a rebracketing of an ope (see 1823 quote), from alp (“bullfinch”).
Possibly influenced by nape and knap.
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