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noun ˈnɑːnəˈnænə British informal A silly person; a fool (often as a general term of abuse) 〈英，非正式〉蠢人，傻子（常作辱骂用语） I was made to look a right nana 我被弄成一副傻相。
Phrases he's absolutely gone off his nana Example sentencesExamples - I was off my nana on Class As.
- They whinge and go off their nanas as much as any other football fans do.
- He'd be going off his 'nana. He wouldn't stand for it. He'd be like a raving lunatic.
- Punters were absolutely going off their nanas during his set.
- I could hear the dogs happily going off their 'nanas about someone being in the backyard.
Origin1960s: perhaps a shortening of banana. RhymesAlana, Anna, bandanna, banner, Branagh, canna, canner, Diana, fanner, Fermanagh, Guyana, Hannah, Havana, hosanna, Indiana, Joanna, lanner, Louisiana, manna, manner, manor, Montana, planner, Pollyanna, Rosanna, savannah, scanner, spanner, Susanna, tanner noun ˈnanəˈnænə informal One's grandmother. 〈非正式〉奶奶，祖母；姥姥，外祖母 Example sentencesExamples - I grabbed the home phone - it was nanna - letting us know that she's going on a cruise with Alice, her cousin.
- My nanna came in and helped at first when dad was in hospital.
- My nanna and granddad are in their early 50s, and they don't wear old peoples' clothes.
- My nana was still strong, even a few days before her death.
- I slept over my nana's last night and brought everything.
- His parents always called his nana or papa when he became sick.
- Daniel was my best friend, but I didn't love him like I did my nana.
- My nanna brought me and my sister up and she always taught us that what you achieve in life comes through hard work.
- Long-gone is the nana of yesteryear, and with it the traditional image of grandmas at home, knitting over-sized cardigans and baking pies.
- She was doing fine living with her nana and grandpa.
- And I forgot to say that one of my favourite, favourite exclamations is the one that I've only heard my nana, and latterly my mother, say.
- ‘I'd like to dedicate this to my nanna,’ he said after extending his career record to 21 wins.
- I attended Catholic school with young Polish girls and my mother introduced me to the wonders of Greece while my nana stayed at home and prayed the rosary.
- My nana had seven primary cancers and they started I think in her early 50s and she survived to about 73.
- ‘Okay, see you tomorrow, I love you,’ he hugs me then hugs my nana.
- Saying she draws her culinary inspiration from her mum and her nana, Lisa is responsible for bread, biscuits and chocolates at the hotel as well as designing all the sweet menus.
- Dean said he would pick up nanna and grandpa tomorrow at the airport.
- Ok, maybe nanna would let me stay on my own at the beach house?
- My nana used to crush nasty pills up into a spoonful of jam.
- My mum was really down after my nana died, so my aunty who lives in America decided to treat her to a holiday.
OriginMid 19th century: child's pronunciation of nanny or gran. nounˈnanəˈnænə British informal A silly person; a fool (often as a general term of abuse) 〈英，非正式〉蠢人，傻子（常作辱骂用语） I was made to look a right nana 我被弄成一副傻相。
Phrases he's absolutely gone off his nana Example sentencesExamples - Punters were absolutely going off their nanas during his set.
- They whinge and go off their nanas as much as any other football fans do.
- I could hear the dogs happily going off their 'nanas about someone being in the backyard.
- He'd be going off his 'nana. He wouldn't stand for it. He'd be like a raving lunatic.
- I was off my nana on Class As.
Origin1960s: perhaps a shortening of banana. nounˈnanəˈnænə informal One's grandmother. 〈非正式〉奶奶，祖母；姥姥，外祖母 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Okay, see you tomorrow, I love you,’ he hugs me then hugs my nana.
- I slept over my nana's last night and brought everything.
- Long-gone is the nana of yesteryear, and with it the traditional image of grandmas at home, knitting over-sized cardigans and baking pies.
- My nana was still strong, even a few days before her death.
- My nanna brought me and my sister up and she always taught us that what you achieve in life comes through hard work.
- Saying she draws her culinary inspiration from her mum and her nana, Lisa is responsible for bread, biscuits and chocolates at the hotel as well as designing all the sweet menus.
- My nana used to crush nasty pills up into a spoonful of jam.
- My nanna came in and helped at first when dad was in hospital.
- Ok, maybe nanna would let me stay on my own at the beach house?
- Dean said he would pick up nanna and grandpa tomorrow at the airport.
- My nanna and granddad are in their early 50s, and they don't wear old peoples' clothes.
- My mum was really down after my nana died, so my aunty who lives in America decided to treat her to a holiday.
- My nana had seven primary cancers and they started I think in her early 50s and she survived to about 73.
- I grabbed the home phone - it was nanna - letting us know that she's going on a cruise with Alice, her cousin.
- And I forgot to say that one of my favourite, favourite exclamations is the one that I've only heard my nana, and latterly my mother, say.
- His parents always called his nana or papa when he became sick.
- I attended Catholic school with young Polish girls and my mother introduced me to the wonders of Greece while my nana stayed at home and prayed the rosary.
- Daniel was my best friend, but I didn't love him like I did my nana.
- ‘I'd like to dedicate this to my nanna,’ he said after extending his career record to 21 wins.
- She was doing fine living with her nana and grandpa.
OriginMid 19th century: child's pronunciation of nanny or gran. |