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neener

neener interjection: a hostile taunt, often repeated in a singsong voice.

Interjection

  1. (childish, humorous, informal, often) A hostile taunt, often repeated in a singsong voice.
    • Grizzy shouted. She ran up to some old Grouch ladies. She stuck her tongue out at them. She blew a great big razzberry at them. "Neener, neener, neener!"1999, Suzanne Weyn, Happy Grouchy Day

Questions about neener

What does neener mean?
Neener means a hostile taunt, often repeated in a singsong voice.
What part of speech is neener?
Neener is an interjection.

Words near neener in the dictionary

  1. neen
  2. Neen Sollars
  3. Neenah
  4. Neenan
  5. Neenans
  6. neener
  7. Neengatu
  8. neenish
  9. neenish tart
  10. neenish tarts
  11. neeny

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