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v.  to swing on a dry cleaner’s conveyer rack; see also nnnnn-nnnnnnnnnnnnnk’lk nn’k’lk nnnnnh-k’lk.

<[Y]ou see all the clothes moving around through there past [the woman operating the pressing machine] like soldiers or something, they kind of swing out like they’re keeping their balance coming around the corners, then they nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, right up behind the counter.  —Roy Blount Jr., Crackers.>

nnnnrgh.
interj.  a sound made by a sleepy person unwilling to get out of bed.

<“Oy of ned, lazybones,” [Zoe] exclaimed.  “Nnnnrgh,” James replied, pulling the covers over his head as she opened the curtains and light washed over his bed.  —Tim Pears, In a Land of Plenty.>

nnnr.
n.  a warning grunt that means fear makes the enemy stronger, as in the comic book Alpha Flight by Mike Gustorvich.


nnsshhhh.
n.  the crackling of a ball of energy, as in the graphic novel Falcon Twin by Brenden Mecleary.


nnt vzt n kvd mm rv n fnntng dnk nd mm nvw ff t vu zt.
n.  a mumbled line of dialogue (presumably explaining that one has reached sexual maturity) by the character “Kenny” from the animated television series South Park (Matt Graham, “South Park: Angband comes to South Park”).



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