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nanny nanny boo boo

nanny nanny boo boo 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 nanny nanny boo boo

What is nanny nanny boo boo the alternative form of?
Nanny nanny boo boo is the alternative form of na-na na-na boo-boo.

Words near nanny nanny boo boo in the dictionary

  1. Nanny Cay
  2. nanny dog
  3. nanny dogs
  4. nanny goat
  5. nanny goats
  6. nanny nanny boo boo
  7. Nanny of the Maroons
  8. nanny shop
  9. nanny shops
  10. nanny state
  11. nanny states

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