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Neologisms - Terms starting with ‘N’ - Dictionary
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'nuff

enough In addition to being clipped, the word 'nuff undergoes a spelling change, taking on a phonetic appearance. The change likens it more to a native word. The diction of the word also More…

N.C.

'not cool' coined to shorten the phrase 'not cool.' =Getting an F on this assignment would be so n.c. =conversation

N.O.D.

the name of a party held annually in Weiss College, Rice University. This new meaning of the word is formed by acronyms 'Night Of Decadence' =Hey, you goin to NOD or what? More…

n00b

A newcomer who is annoying and gets on people's nerves. Someone who is not liked. =Alot of these newbs are becoming n00bs, claiming they read all the rules when they violate many of them More…

N00B

(Noun) Originally the term newbie was used in the army to describe a new entrant/ private in the corps. The term noob was then derived from newbie and widely used in gaming circles to refer More…

n00b(3)

It is used to describe someone who is fairly ignorant and has no knowledge of a new task they are currently trying to perform. =A term that is kind of an abbreviation for nubile. Most More…

N00b, Noob

a player new to a particular style of a particular videogame. N00b is often considered a ruder term than the term newb. Based on the word newb. It was used most often used to insult a More…

N00bsauce

(novel creation) An extremely inexperienced or inept person or player in a game. The "-sauce" ending indicates an extent of inexperience that goes beyond what is considered a More…

nabap

Not as ballin’ as possible”, saying something could have been better. =That movie was pretty cool but it was definitely nabap Etymology : The term, “nabap”, takes the word “ballin’”, More…

nacked

To be rejected outright, specifically when asking for a date Used to indicate that the rejection was no big deal and also possibly to avoid using the word rejected, which has a stigma More…

Naderite

A person who has followed Ralph Nader and joined the Green Party =The other candidate for mayor in San Francisco is a Naderite'? Etymology : 'Nader' + '-ite' =rushlimbaugh.com

Nadsat

The name for the dialect of English spoken by the main characters of the book and movie _A Clockwork Orange_. It is laced heavily with Russian words and phrases. Presumed reason for coinage More…

naf

term synonymous with metrosexual, describing a person who unnecessarily concerns himself with normally affemminate aspects of life; Acronym for slang New-Age-Fag =He’s wearing a More…

Nafod

Someone who has little regard for their own personal safety. Nafod is noun that comes from the acronym “No apparent fear of death”. It is a noun, and refers to a person who has More…

nahm

exclamatory slang term meaning no, clipping of “nah man” =Do you like this shirt? Nahm, you crazy. Etymology : clipping of the already slang "nah man" =A friend

nahmean

(shortening) shortening of "know what I mean?" =“That dude has been peddling some weak shit, nahmean?” Etymology : Slang shortening of question phrase from rap culture. More…

nahum

human with extremely high intelligence hum is possibly from human, though na has no real origin that I can think of, so I can not truly consider it clipping or blending. =How does a nahum More…

nai-da

a slang term for expressing extreme discontent Presumed reason for coinage supposedly it somes from the Norweigan phrase "uff-da" (spelling may be incorrect) which expresses mild More…

Nanaism

An often humorous error in speech, particularly that made by a grandmother, but now the term can be more generalized. The derivational process was fundamentally one of analogy based off the More…

NANO

A field of chemistry that deals with the manufacture, manipulation, and use of tiny molecules on the scale of 10-9 meters. (exciting new research in the nano field) The newspaper writer was More…


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