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nooit

nooit adverb: never; no way.

Adverb

nooit (not comparable)

  1. (South Africa) never; no way
    • STIX: You never bought shit? HENRY: Never! STIX: Nooit?1999, David Graver, Drama for a New South Africa: Seven Plays, page 133
    • What would your average South African celebrity say if you used her name or image to sell your product without first obtaining her consent? Probably something like 'Nooit, ek sê, I want big bucks.'2005, Hans Muhlberg, The Law of the Brand, page 72

Origin of nooit

Borrowed from Afrikaans nooit (“never”).

Questions about nooit

What does nooit mean?
Nooit means never; no way.
What part of speech is nooit?
Nooit is an adverb.

Words near nooit in the dictionary

  1. noogies
  2. Noogler
  3. Nooglers
  4. noogy
  5. noogying
  6. nooit
  7. Noojee
  8. nook
  9. nook and corner
  10. nook and cranny
  11. nook or cranny

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