noo

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noo^¹

/nuː/

Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

From Old English nū, Middle English nou, in dialects without the shift /uː/ → /aʊ/.

adverb

Geordie, Scotland, dialectal, not comparable Now.

noo^²

/nəʊ(ː)/

interjection nooo

Elongated form of no. “What, is that Bill?” says she. “Noo, that ain’t,” says he, and he twirled his tail.

noo^³

/nuː/

Rhymes with -uː

adjective

pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of new, representing dialects with yod-dropping.

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"noo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/noo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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noo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/noo

Chicago

"noo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/noo.

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@misc{noo_2026,
  title = {noo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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