nnnnn-nnnnnnnnnnnnnk’lk nn’k’lk nnnnnh-k’lk.

n.  the sound of a conveyor rack at a dry cleaner’s shop, as described in Crackers by Roy Blount Jr.; see also nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

nnnnnn.

interj.  a raving scream “like an insane dock walloper,” as in the novel Roadwork by Richard Bachman.


n.  a hum indicating thought.

<[A]s for whether she had any recurring nightmares, he tapped his fingers on the side of his head and went “nnnnnn” in thought, like an airplane coming in to land.  —Sabine Durrant, Having It and Eating It.>

n.  a moan of pain, as from someone poking at one’s damaged eyes in the novel Starfish by Peter Watts.


n.  a seemingly negative sound made by a cat, as discussed in Cat is Watching by Roger A. Caras.


n.  an expression of “negation” (Inman Majors, Wonderdog); see nnn.

Nnnnnn.

n.  the “head guy” of “a bunch of dudes from the nameless planet” (Bruce Coville, “I, Earthling,” Odder Than Ever).

<Nnnnnn moved his green hand in a circle, indicating the stream, the forest, the city.  “I know you feel like an alien here,” he said softly.  “But that is because you are thinking too small.”  —Bruce Coville, Odder Than Ever.>

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