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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑːnuː ˈnɑːnuː/

Interjection

nanu-nanu (fandom slang)

  1. hello
  2. goodbye

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:nanu-nanu.

See also

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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