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nae nae

nae nae noun: a hip-hop dance based on planting one's feet, swaying with shoulder movement, and placing one hand in the air and one hand down.

Noun

nae nae

  1. A hip-hop dance based on planting one's feet, swaying with shoulder movement, and placing one hand in the air and one hand down.
    • “I told you I did not want a fluff piece!” “Not fluff, fun! There's a difference. Remember when Obama sang Al Green?” “You wanna watch me whip and nae nae, Thembi?”2016, Nathan Louis Jackson, “Suckas Need Bodyguards” (25:20 from the start), in Luke Cage, season 1, episode 6, spoken by Miriam Sharpe (Alfre Woodard)

Origin of nae nae

Named after character Sheneneh Jenkins, a sassy "ghetto girl" in the 1990s sitcom Martin. The Atlanta hip-hop group We Are Toonz is credited for inventing the term with their hit song Drop That NaeNae (2013).

Questions about nae nae

What does nae nae mean?
Nae nae means a hip-hop dance based on planting one's feet, swaying with shoulder movement, and placing one hand in the air and one hand down.
What part of speech is nae nae?
Nae nae is a noun.

Words near nae nae in the dictionary

  1. nads
  2. nadsat
  3. Nadsats
  4. Nadvirna
  5. NAE
  6. nae nae
  7. Naeem
  8. Naeems
  9. Naegele
  10. Naegeles
  11. Naegeli syndrome

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