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nee-naw

nee-naw interjection: imitating the two-tone siren on a vehicle used by emergency services.

Interjection

  1. (British, childish, onomatopoeic) Imitating the two-tone siren on a vehicle used by emergency services.
    • If it had not been preceded by the nee-naw of fire engines it meant that no warning had been given. There would be casualties.2001, Bernard MacLaverty, The Anatomy School
    • Whenever an opponent went down, be it genuine or feigned, the West Ham faithful would simultaneously cry 'Nee-naw, nee-naw, nee-naw, nee-naw', mimicking the sound of an ambulance.2004, Neil Humphreys, Notes from an Even Smaller Island

Questions about nee-naw

What does nee-naw mean?
Nee-naw means imitating the two-tone siren on a vehicle used by emergency services.
What part of speech is nee-naw?
Nee-naw is an interjection.

Words near nee-naw in the dictionary

  1. Nedwins
  2. nee
  3. nee nor
  4. nee way
  5. nee'n't
  6. nee-naw
  7. neeb
  8. neebs
  9. neece
  10. neeces
  11. Neech

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