nope

adverb

ˈnōp 

 or with glottal stop instead of  p

informal

: no entry 1

"Did they call yet?" "Nope."

"Do you need help with that box?" "Nope, I've got it."

"Are you sisters?" "Nope—we're cousins."

What's his secret? Is it some magical pill, potion or lotion? Nope. Just some breathing techniques.

—Beth Stebner

"Why do they call you 'Big' Bill?" she asked. "You're not so very tall." "Nope," he agreed. "I'm only five feet eight an' three-quarters. …"

—Jack London

Examples of nope in a Sentence

“Have you finished the book yet?” “Nope.”

Word History

Etymology

by alteration

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nope

• cope
• dope
• grope
• lope
• mope
• rope
• scope
• shope
• slope
• soap
• stope
• swope