noo
/nuː/
noo adverb: now. Also the pronunciation spelling of new.
Adverb
noo (not comparable)
- Now.
Interjection
IPA/nəʊ(ː)/
- Elongated form of no.
- “What, is that Bill?” says she. “Noo, that ain’t,” says he, and he twirled his tail.1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Tom Tit Tot”, in English Fairy Tales, page 5
Also used as
noo is also the pronunciation spelling of new.
Forms of noo
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Origin of noo
From Old English nū, Middle English nou, in dialects without the shift /uː/ → /aʊ/.
Phrases with noo
Words that rhyme with noo
Questions about noo
- What does noo mean?
- Noo means now.
- What part of speech is noo?
- Noo can be an adverb or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce noo?
- Noo is pronounced /nuː/.
Words near noo in the dictionary
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