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na-na na-na na-na

na-na na-na na-na is the alternative form of na-na na-na boo-boo.

Meaning of na-na na-na boo-boo

Phrase

na-na na-na boo-boo

  1. (Canada, US, childish, colloquial, derogatory, humorous) A taunt or putdown, typically used to indicate that the speaker believes they has beaten the listener in a competition or is better in some other way or in a general sense; or an expression of satisfaction that the listener has received some supposedly deserved minor punishment or misfortune (that is to say, schadenfreude).
    • ... is that the educators out there aren't aware of this, they don't know it or what?
      Ms. Bolinger. It's like na na na na boo boo, make me do it.
      [Laughter.] ...1992, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, Oversight on the status of special education in Iowa: hearing before the Subcommittee...

Questions about na-na na-na na-na

What is na-na na-na na-na the alternative form of?
Na-na na-na na-na is the alternative form of na-na na-na boo-boo.

Words near na-na na-na na-na in the dictionary

  1. Na-Dene
  2. Na-Dené
  3. Na-Khi
  4. na-na
  5. na-na na-na boo-boo
  6. na-na na-na na-na
  7. na-nas
  8. na.
  9. naa
  10. Naab
  11. Naabs

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