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nu.

yes; yeah; expresses agreement or understanding

2 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

intj[nɵ]
  1. yes; yeah; expresses agreement or understanding

    colloquial · regional
  2. well; fills pause

    colloquial · regional
Where this word comes from

From a Slavic dialect, probably Sorbian. Compare Czech ano (“yes”), Polish no (“yeah; well”), Russian ну (nu, “yeah; well”). In the sense of a filled pause touching on etymology 1 above.

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