nanu-nanu

English

Alternative forms

  • nanu nanu
  • Nanu Nanu
  • Nanu-Nanu
  • na-nu na-nu

Etymology

From the 1978 US television show Mork & Mindy, where it was used as an alien greeting. Originally said by Oscar-Jack Klugman on "The Odd Couple" in the episode "Psychic, Shmychic" in 1972. from Sanskrit; nanu surely (nanu; vocative particle, implying kindness or reproach or perplexity)

Interjection

nanu-nanu

  1. (fandom slang) hello
  2. (fandom slang) goodbye

Quotations

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Anagrams

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

  • nan-nan, nanunanu

Etymology

Reduplication of nanu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnanu ˈnanu/ [ˈnäː.nu ˈnäː.nu]
  • Hyphenation: ná‧nu‧ná‧nu

Pronoun

nánu-nánu

  1. plural of nanu
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