"Nuh-uh!" |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2024 |
Polite denial |
New York Times |
26 May 2023 |
Polite denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2023 |
Polite denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2022 |
Respectful refusal |
Universal |
28 Mar 2022 |
Polite refusal |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2022 |
Polite refusal |
Universal |
03 Mar 2022 |
Polite denial |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2021 |
Polite refusal |
LA Times Daily |
18 Mar 2021 |
Polite refusal |
The Washington Post |
18 Mar 2021 |
Courteous denial |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Sep 2020 |
Polite response |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2020 |
Polite denial |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Feb 2019 |
Refusal with a contraction |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2018 |
Refusal with a contraction |
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Polite denial |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Dec 2017 |
Polite turndown |
Newsday |
06 Jul 2017 |
Courteous refusal to a woman |
The Washington Post |
17 Dec 2015 |
Reply from Joe Friday |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2015 |
Courteous refusal to a woman |
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Dude ranch demurral |
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Reply from Joe Friday |
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Polite refusal |
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Miss dismissal |
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Complete opposite of "Yes, sir" |
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Polite refusal |
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Polite denial |
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Polite turndown |
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Polite denial |
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"Sorry, milady" |
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Polite denial |
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Polite turndown |
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Polite reply |
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Polite reply |
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Polite refusal to a lady |
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Polite denial |
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Reply from Sgt. Friday |
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Polite refusal |
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Polite turndown |
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Polite turndown |
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Frequent Sgt. Friday rejoinder |
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Polite refusal |
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Polite refusal |
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Courteous rejection to a woman |
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Another private reply? |
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Respectful reply |
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Polite denial |
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Polite turndown |
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Genteel rejection |
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Genteel rejection |
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Respectful answer |
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Polite declination |
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Polite turndown |
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Emphatic refusal |
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Frequent Friday reply |
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Respectful refusal |
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Reply from Sgt. Friday |
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Turndown from Sgt. Friday |
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Polite refusal |
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Polite denial |
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Phrase of polite denial. |
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