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No SUH!

"Really?!?" or "What did you say?!?" Often answered with "Ya huh!"

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By Koby (not verified) | Mon, 06/21/2004 - 2:43am

is it the same as nuh uh?

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By sarah (not verified) | Sun, 06/27/2004 - 10:30pm

No, "nuh-uh" is not the same as "no suh"."nuh-uh" simply means "no"; "no suh" means "no sir", in effect, "no way" and can also be used sarcastically

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By graeme (not verified) | Sat, 11/13/2004 - 5:42pm

It is for "no, sir" with the accent applied "no, suh"

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By Scott (not verified) | Sun, 01/09/2005 - 11:28pm

i use both in the same sentance frequently. If something is said to me that i find wicked surprising, i usually say "Nuh-uh...NO SUH!?" Basically meaning "What!? No Way!" The three ...'s means there is a pause in between to two...

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By melissa (not verified) | Wed, 05/11/2005 - 6:06pm

YES SUH! thats Wiked Pissa thats the way ma Boston People Talk the is WIKED AWESOME .!!!!!!!!

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By choqokat (not verified) | Fri, 09/30/2005 - 5:22am

yes-suh, no-suh. taken from the way southern blacks speak (still to this day): yessuh (massuh). nossuh (massah). some times i think it's disgusting so i'll just use 'NOOO!' to mean the same thing.yuh-huh and nuh-uh are just too fun not to use in the most exaggerate way possible.

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By beth (not verified) | Sun, 10/30/2005 - 3:29pm

"No Suh" is "No Sir" or "No Way" answered with "Ya huh" or simply "Sa" Who's writing these definitions, somebody from California?

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By Lorrie (not verified) | Sun, 01/21/2007 - 9:15pm

Na ah and no su are exactly the same for everyone in revere. no su isnt used instead of no sir

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By Ryan from Everett (not verified) | Mon, 05/26/2008 - 12:30pm

I disagree that "no suh" has any connection to southern blacks saying "yessuh" or "nossuh." "No Suh" is just a very idiosyncratic expression that means "That's amazing" or "I don't believe that."

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