noo
/nuː/slang
adjective
= new. In early use chiefly in representations of spoken place names, as Noo Yawk, Noo Orleans, with the spelling being regarded as imitative of the pronunciation of speakers from the place concerned.
Origin
Mid 19th century. Representing a U.S. (or occasionally other) pronunciation of new.
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- metake
- meta key
- metakinesis
- metakinetic
- metal
- metal age
- metalanguage
- metal arc welding
- metalate
- metalation
- metalaw
- metalaxyl
- metal-basher
- metal-bashing
- metal bath
- metal bender
- metal-bending
- metal carrier
- metal-ceramic
- metal cluster
- metaldehyde
- metal-detecting
- metal detector