Meaning
No.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Representing no pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end. Luick instead claims it represents a realisation of no with final [ʔ], with a purported reduction of /p/ to [ʔ] before syllabic liquids providing a model for the spelling of [ʔ] as -pe, but it is more parsimonious to assume that the -pe directly represents attested realisations with [p̚]. Therefore no + -p. Compare yep/yup.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
naynitnix
Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 18 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-16PDEINOW
- 2026-04-25OENIHLP
- 2025-12-25NEPIHOX
- 2025-11-03NDXUOEP
- 2025-10-05NEGOPTY
- 2025-08-15NETOLPU
- 2025-05-25NPAOEBL
- 2024-10-04PAOHENY
- 2024-08-20PXEOIHN
- 2023-12-26OTAPNEH
- 2023-11-29ODENPUX
- 2023-08-18OEPIHNX
+6 earlier appearances in the archive.