nope

Definition

No.

Etymology

Representing 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] in 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]. Compare yep, welp, ope, and yup.

Example Sentences

• ""Is my son here, Clarence?" asked Roger Oakley. "Nope. The whistle ain't blowed yet.""
• ""No," from Tom, ending the word with so decided a pressure of the lips that it sounded like "nope.""
• "“Aunt Kat? And was Aunt Kat your only relation? Have you no father nor mother?” “Nope. Never had none ‘cept Aunt Kat. Her hull name was Katrina. She wuz Dutch she wuz.""