Nope Definition
(informal) A negative reply, no.
(archaic except near Staffordshire, England) A bullfinch.
Origin of Nope
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From a Wampanoag name for the island (perhaps just for Gay Head, as 1841 cite).
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Representing no pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end.
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Probably mutated from ope (see 1823 quote) from alp;
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Possibly influenced by nape and knap.
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Alteration of no
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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