nope

adverb

ˈnōp

or with glottal stop instead of p

informal

: no entry 1

"Did they call yet?" "Nope."

"Do you need help with that box?" "Nope, I've got it."

"Are you sisters?" "Nope—we're cousins."

What's his secret? Is it some magical pill, potion or lotion? Nope. Just some breathing techniques.—

Beth Stebner

"Why do they call you 'Big' Bill?" she asked. "You're not so very tall." "Nope," he agreed. "I'm only five feet eight an' three-quarters. …"—

Jack London

Examples of nope in a Sentence

“Have you finished the book yet?” “Nope.”

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Nope: The sisters were actually teaming up to take down Littlefinger, the architect of many of the show’s mostly dastardly deeds, and to finally make good on that ‘ —

Anna Silman, The Cut, 28 Aug. 2017