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nnggh.
n.  a moan of excitement.

<Nnggh, car ready [to take us to the campaign reception]?  —Bob Dole, quoted in What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer.>

nngghh.
interj.  a grunt indicating “a minor irritation,” as transcribed in Respawned.co.uk.


n.  a grunt of painful exertion, as during abdominal exercises in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.


n.  a noncommittal grunt, as in the poem “two mentally handicapped ladies get on bus” by James Hörner.


n.  the moan of a mummy, as in the comic “Rockwood 2000” by Brian Lundmark.


v.  confusing.

<[“Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses is] such a beautiful song but it’s still nngghh.  —MusicianForums.com.>

nngh.
adv.  yes.

<“You’re not obsessed with a nasty bloke, you’re obsessed with a really decent catch.”  “Nngh,” agreed Jo.  —Melissa Nathan, The Nanny.>

interj.  an expression of agreement, as in the novel The Nanny by Melissa Nathan.



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