nnh.

n.  a muttering from a wizard overloaded with magical electricity.

<Every single hair stood out from his head, giving off little sparks.  Even his skin gave the impression that it was trying to get away from him.  His eyes appeared to be spinning horizontally; when he opened his mouth, peppermint sparks flashed from his teeth. ... “I say,” said Nijel, “are you all right?”  “Nnh,” said Rincewind, and the syllable turned into a large doughnut.  —Terry Pratchett, Sourcery.>

n.  a semi-conscious muttering meaning “where am I?” as in the graphic novel Falcon Twin by Brenden Mecleary.

nnn.

adj.  good, as said sleepily; see nnnn.


adv.  now, as spoken during a disjointed telephone conversation in the play Oleanna by David Mamet.


interj.  a deep hum of intense pleasure.

<Oh!  Nnnnnnnn!  Nnn! Nnn! Nnn! Nnn! Nnn! Nnn!  —Nicholson Baker, Vox.>

interj.  a response to the question “You spigotty anglease?” in Finnegans Wake by James Joyce.


n.  a growled, nonsensical entreaty, as in Sheepshagger: A Novel by Niall Griffiths.


n.  a negative expression, “toning down the negation” of nnnnnn, “stressing ... abject neutrality” (Inman Majors, Wonderdog).

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