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English
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
- (fandom slang) hello
- (fandom slang) goodbye
Quotations
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Anagrams
Kapampangan
Etymology
Reduplication of nanu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnanu ˈnanu/
- Hyphenation: ná‧nu‧ná‧nu
Pronoun
nánu-nánu
- plural of nanu