Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nah mean

[nɘːɘˈmĩ]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: nah mean
IPA: [nɘːɘˈmĩ]

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Contraction of do you know what I mean?.

Example Sentences

"Michael: We're gonna use this [hip-hop magazine] to hip you up, starting with your speech, all right? Michael: I highlighted some very important words that I want you to incorporate into your language. (shows page) Junior: Nah -- nah ha mean -- na -- na ha mem? Michael: No, it's not Hebrew. Junior: Okay. Michael: It's Ebonics. It's "nah mean?". It means, "you know what i mean?"."
"My see nah mean You mean nah say Nah' mean nah'm sayin' when I'm kickin' this game Hot streak these words nowhere flip it the same Concede indeed Jean frickin' the same My speak nah mean"
"He ain't gonna know what hit him, nah mean?"
"You know how he used to say it Nah mean? B-r-r-ing, warm up"
"Real money getters around here nah mean Nah mean I used to think it was the first million that was the hardest You heard ?"
"Pull up to the scene, nah mean Black and brown boys looking clean, nah mean A dolla and a dream, nah mean A bunch of kings, hanging out in Queens, nah mean"

Etymology

A contraction of knowwhaddamean, itself a contraction of do you know what I mean; from *kno’ what Ah mean, an AAVE variant, which became *kno’ wha’ ah mean > *kno’ ’a’ ah mean, then finally *kna’ ah mean, which is spelled nah ah mean or nah mean, the former of which represents the actual pronunciation more faithfully, but is less commonly used (especially so by AAVE speakers themselves, who prefer the latter form). Equivalent to kn[ow] [wh]a[t] Ah mean.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [nɘːɘˈmĩ]

Inflected Forms

nah ah mean (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nah mean?: The recorded pronunciation is [nɘːɘˈmĩ].
What does nah mean mean?: Contraction of do you know what I mean?.
Where does nah mean come from?: A contraction of knowwhaddamean, itself a contraction of do you know what I mean; from *kno’ what Ah mean, an AAVE variant, which became *kno’ wha’ ah mean > *kno’ ’a’ ah mean, then finally *kna’ ah mean, which is spelled nah ah mean or nah mean, the former of which represents the actual pronunciation more faithfully, but is less commonly used (especially so by AAVE speakers themselves, who prefer the latter form). Equivalent to kn[ow] [wh]a[t] Ah mean.

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