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nugu

nugu adjective: unknown; unpopular.

Adjective

nugu (comparative more nugu, superlative most nugu)

  1. (slang) Unknown; unpopular.
    • That group is so nugu.
  2. (slang) Untalented; unremarkable.

Noun

nugu (plural nugus)

  1. (slang) Someone who is unknown; someone who is unpopular.
    Synonyms:
    who, nobody
  2. (slang) Someone who is untalented; someone who is unremarkable.

Synonyms of nugu

Forms of nugu

Adjective
comparativemore nugu
superlativemost nugu
Noun
pluralnugus

Origin of nugu

Borrowed from Korean 누구 (nugu, “who”, pronoun).

Words formed from nugu

Questions about nugu

What does nugu mean?
Nugu means unknown; unpopular.
What part of speech is nugu?
Nugu can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nugu in the dictionary

  1. nuggies
  2. nuggs
  3. nuggy
  4. nugifying
  5. nugs
  6. nugu
  7. nugudom
  8. Nugumiut
  9. nugus
  10. nuh
  11. nuh uh

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