Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nope out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: nope out
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave a place or abandon a situation or activity, usually quickly, because of feelings of fear or disgust.

Canadian usage; American usage; Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Noped outta there real quick."
"Van got a really bad feeling in the pit of his stomach, Dallas was right, he should have 'noped-out' of the whole situation. Such thoughts were simply moot at this stage however."
"She felt a flash of guilt about that, but it went away when he talked about working ninety-hour weeks now that he was trying to make partner. It wasn't her job to bend her life around his. And he'd noped out of hers as soon as she'd told him she was pregnant."

Etymology

21st century. From the idea of saying nope and getting out; compare bow out (v.i.), peace out (v.i.), and laugh away (v.t.), which illustrate similar metonymic formation of a troponym.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nopes out (present, singular) noping out (participle, present) noped out (participle, past) noped out (past)

Phrases

nope outta nope rope

Frequently Paired Words

nope rope

Questions

What does nope out mean?: To leave a place or abandon a situation or activity, usually quickly, because of feelings of fear or disgust.
Where does nope out come from?: 21st century. From the idea of saying nope and getting out; compare bow out (v.i.), peace out (v.i.), and laugh away (v.t.), which illustrate similar metonymic formation of a troponym.

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