Dean Potter

My parents didn't want to believe their son was 200 feet up, free-soloing. They liked to go on long walks and runs, and they would go right by Joe English. Later they'd say, 'Hey, we saw someone climbing up there.' They would describe what they saw, and I'd be wearing the exact same outfit. And I'd say, 'Oh... Nope, wasn't me!

American Athlete

Andy Samberg

You are graduating from college. That means that this is the first day of the last day of your life. No, that's wrong. This is the last day of the first day of school. Nope, that's worse. This is a day.

American Comedian

Robin S. Sharma

The difference between a remarkable life and a mediocre one is not nearly as large as you might imagine. Nope, we all pretty much start out with the same raw stuff.

Canadian Lawyer

Domino Kirke

No one listens to CDs anymore. Who even owns a CD? I used to bring my CDs to shows, and it was, like, a guarantee that everyone would buy one. Nope! Not anymore.

English Musician

Rob Manuel

The world is full of people who say, 'But I had that idea first,' but did they do anything about it? Nope, they sat on their bum dreaming.

Businessman

Jeff Nichols

There's one right place to put the camera. I'm a big believer in that. You'd think you could put it anywhere. Nope.

American Director

Rowan Atkinson

Nope, I don't enjoy work generally. Not because I'm lazy; it's just all so stressful and worrying.

English Comedian

Dashiell Hammett

I don't know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup.

American Author

Brendon Urie

When I was younger, I thought once I hit 25, I'd slow down. Nope!

American Musician

Michelle Obama

I will not run for president. No, nope, not going to do it.

American First Lady

Used in casual conversations among friends or in informal settings, not in formal situations.

Informal Usage

'Nope' adds a relaxed, colloquial tone, often used when you are in a comfortable environment.

Colloquial Tone

Saying 'nope' can give emphasis and a sense of finality, indicating you're unlikely to change your mind.

Emphasis and Finality

 be powerless and cities would cease to function it's not just fuel that would be lost plankton use the Earth's solar energy to convert co2 and nutrients into carbohydrates and the vital molecules we all need to survive take a deep breath nope really

Why Are Plankton the...

 Which one is most important, the best, or the greatest? Which one has had the most impact on society? Today the debate would probably be in favor of computer technology, but is it? Well, some would say, "Nope, not really, it's farming."

How farming planted...

 it's really helping you stay healthy. Sure, it might seem gross, but can you think of any other substance that can lubricate, keep your body clean, fight infection, and domesticate a teeming bacterial population? Nope, just mucus.

How mucus keeps us...

 I am no designer, nope, no way. My dad was, which is kind of an interesting way to grow up. I had to figure out what it is my dad did and why it was important. Dad talked a lot about bad design when we were growing up,

John Hockenberry: We are...

 but he also may have been the first person to design one of these nope not the wakeboard that thing in the also known as a helicopter and it's not only wake boarders the helicopter pilots are helping out

How Helicopters Fly PIPE...

 horrible but no how about rabid dog nope it's not dogs with rabies but seriously do not go near them no the most dangerous animal in the world weighs two and a half milligrams and you can kill

Mosquito Death Squad PIPE...

 this is the move you do when you walk into a club your friends are beckoning you to come down and you're thinking to yourself I am way too sober for this nope this is the movie do when you're

Give yourself permission...

 when i told him about my plans he just looked at me like i was a lunatic and said how are you gonna find him right do you have his address and i said do you have his name nope do you

The Strange Tail of...

 nope oh got one have you yeah i've got yes i've got one here here we go this should be quite interesting fun here sir is oh look at that look at you say hello to the world

Adorable Baby Animal...

 and enough to kill a human but you rarely do that swallowing a rat is one thing but a human - huh heartburn City nope you'll stick with rats but tail the best part

Nope

A casual or informal way to say 'no'.

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Emphasis and Finality

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