French

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Etymology

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From a shortening of portnawak, a verlan form of n’importe quoi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /na.wak/
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Pronoun

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nawak

  1. (informal, Verlan) nonsense, rubbish, gibberish
    Synonyms: n’importe quoi, n’importe nawak
    C’est nawak !That's nonsense!