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nngh.
n.  a dazed groan from someone just hit on the head with a frying pan, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.


n.  a grunt made during an intense struggle, as in the comic book Danger Girl #2 by J. Scott Campbell and Alex Garner.


n.  a sound one makes upon regaining consciousness, as in the comic book Gen13 #64 by Kaare Andrews and Jason Martin.


n.  a tiger’s grunt, as in the comic strip American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.


n.  the moan of someone having been bitten by the Wolfman, as transcribed in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz; see also hrrrk, snrrrl.


pro.  what.

<[S]he went straight down the hall to Laurent’s room and knocked.  “Nggh?” he said.  —Tom Clancy, Safe House.>

nngh mmph mmm.
n.  a mumbled and presumably off-color line of dialogue by the character “Kenny” from the animated television series South Park (Matt Graham, “South Park: Angband comes to South Park”).


nnghh.
n.  the dying grunt of someone impaled by a sword, as in the graphic novel Falcon Twin by Brenden Mecleary.



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