Phrase guide
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noun
A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, rhetoric, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: negative
noun
an affirmative constructed from two negatives
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: affirmative
History
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Across languages
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