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Other ways of answering ‘no’: “Would you lend him ten dollars?” “________.”
| NOT ON YOUR LIFE | 206 |
| HUNH-UNH | 152 |
| NOPE | 131 |
| I SHOULD SAY NOT | 115 |
| UNH-UNH | 76 |
| ABSOLUTELY NOT | 73 |
| NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE | 62 |
| NO SIR | 61 |
| NOT ME | 56 |
| HELL NO | 52 |
| NN-NN | 46 |
| NEVER | 44 |
| MM-MM | 42 |
| NOT HARDLY | 34 |
| HECK NO | 29 |
| NIX | 27 |
| CERTAINLY NOT | 23 |
| NAW | 23 |
| NOTHING DOING | 23 |
| NO SIRREE | 21 |
| NAH | 20 |
| NO INDEED | 20 |
| NR | 20 |
| NO SIREE | 18 |
| IN A PIG’S EYE | 16 |
| HM-MM | 15 |
| NO | 15 |
| NOT BY A LONG SHOT | 12 |
| DEFINITELY NOT | 11 |
| I WOULD NOT | 10 |
| NOT ON A BET | 10 |
| ARE YOU KIDDING | 8 |
| I SURE WOULDN’T | 8 |
| I GUESS NOT | 7 |
| NOT BY A DAMN SIGHT | 7 |
| FORGET IT | 6 |
| NOT BY A JUGFUL | 6 |
| POSITIVELY NOT | 6 |
| I DON’T THINK SO | 5 |
| INDEED NOT | 5 |
| OF COURSE NOT | 5 |
| ABSOLUTELY NO | 4 |
| CAN’T DO IT | 4 |
| I CAN’T | 4 |
| I WILL NOT | 4 |
| IN A PIG’S EYE I WOULD | 4 |
| NO MA’AM | 4 |
| NO SOAP | 4 |
| NOT AT ALL | 4 |
| NOT TODAY | 4 |
| WOULDN’T THINK OF IT | 4 |
| HEAVENS NO | 3 |
| I DON’T BELIEVE I WOULD | 3 |
| I WON’T | 3 |
| I’D RATHER NOT | 3 |
| I’LL SAY NOT | 3 |
| NEIN | 3 |
| NOT A CHANCE | 3 |
| NOT LIKELY | 3 |
| NOT MUCH | 3 |
| NOT ON MY LIFE | 3 |
| UH-UH | 3 |
| ARE YOU CRAZY | 2 |
| DECIDEDLY NOT | 2 |
| DEFINITELY NO | 2 |
| GOSH NO | 2 |
| HEAVEN FORBID | 2 |
| HELL NAW | 2 |
| HM-HM | 2 |
| I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT | 2 |
| I CERTAINLY WOULDN’T | 2 |
| I DON’T HAVE IT | 2 |
| I HAVEN’T GOT IT | 2 |
| I WOULDN’T | 2 |
| LIKE HELL I WOULD | 2 |
| N. O. | 2 |
| NAY | 2 |
| NEGATIVE | 2 |
| NEVER HAPPEN | 2 |
| NIX ON THAT | 2 |
| NO WAY | 2 |
| “NO, NEVER” | 2 |
| “NO, NO” | 2 |
| NO-OO | 2 |
| NOT IN A PIG’S EYE | 2 |
| NOT IN THIS WORLD | 2 |
| NOT ON A LONG SHOT | 2 |
| NOT SO YOU’D NOTICE IT | 2 |
| NUP | 2 |
| OH NO | 2 |
| OVER MY DEAD BODY | 2 |
| SHOOT NO | 2 |
| SORRY | 2 |
| SURE WOULDN’T | 2 |
| WHO ME | 2 |
| WHY NO | 2 |
| YOU BET NOT | 2 |
| YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING | 2 |
| YOU THINK I’M CRAZY | 2 |
| A PIG’S EYE | 1 |
| AIN’T NO WAY | 1 |
| ANANA | 1 |
| ANUH | 1 |
| CAN’T SEE IT | 1 |
| CERTAINLY NO | 1 |
| COULDN’T FIX YOU | 1 |
| COURSE NOT | 1 |
| DEED I WOULD NOT | 1 |
| DEED NOT | 1 |
| DO YOU THINK I’VE LOST MY MARBLES | 1 |
| DO YOU THINK I’VE LOST MY MIND | 1 |
| DON’T | 1 |
| DON’T BE FOOLISH | 1 |
| DON’T BE SILLY | 1 |
| DON’T THINK I WOULD | 1 |
| EMPHATICALLY NO | 1 |
| GET OUT | 1 |
| GO GET A CAT | 1 |
| GO JUMP IN A LAKE | 1 |
| GO TO UNCLE | 1 |
| GOODNESS NO | 1 |
| HANH-ANH | 1 |
| HARDLY | 1 |
| HAVEN’T GOT IT | 1 |
| HE CAN GO TO HELL | 1 |
| HEAVENS FORBID | 1 |
| HECK YOU SAY | 1 |
| HELL I WILL | 1 |
| HMPH | 1 |
| HUH-UH | 1 |
| HUNH | 1 |
| HUNH-UH | 1 |
| I AIN’T A-GONNA DO IT | 1 |
| I CAN’T DO IT | 1 |
| I CAN’T SEE IT | 1 |
| I COULDN’T | 1 |
| I COULDN’T THINK SO | 1 |
| I DON’T AGREE | 1 |
| I DON’T BELIEVE SO | 1 |
| I DON’T HAVE IT TO SPARE | 1 |
| I DON’T HAVE TEN DOLLARS | 1 |
| I DON’T KNOW | 1 |
| I DONT THINK SO | 1 |
| I DOUBT IT | 1 |
| I GOT TO SAY NO | 1 |
| I GUESS I WOULDN’T | 1 |
| I HARDLY THINK SO | 1 |
| I RECKON NOT | 1 |
| I SAY NOT | 1 |
| I SHOULD HOPE NOT | 1 |
| I SHOULD SAY I WOULDN’T | 1 |
| I SURE AS HELL WOULDN’T | 1 |
| I SURE DON’T | 1 |
| I THINK NOT | 1 |
| I WOULDN’T THINK SO | 1 |
| I WOULDN’T TRUST HIM | 1 |
| I’D HATE TO | 1 |
| I’D RECKON NOT | 1 |
| I’D SAY NO | 1 |
| IF I HAD TEN DOLLARS I WOULDN’T LOOK AT YOU | 1 |
| IKS-NAY | 1 |
| I’LL BE DAMNED IF I WILL | 1 |
| I’LL THINK ABOUT IT | 1 |
| I’M AFRAID NOT | 1 |
| I’M SORRY | 1 |
| IN A PIG’S ASS | 1 |
| INDEED I WOULDN’T | 1 |
| “IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN, CAP” | 1 |
| LIKE FUN | 1 |
| LIKE FUN I WOULD | 1 |
| LIKE HECK | 1 |
| LORDY MERCY NO | 1 |
| NARY A ONE | 1 |
| NATCH | 1 |
| “NAW, I CAN’T DO IT” | 1 |
| “NEVER HAPPEN, CAP’N” | 1 |
| NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS | 1 |
| NEVER ON YOUR LIFE | 1 |
| NIL | 1 |
| NIMO | 1 |
| NIT | 1 |
| NIX ON IT | 1 |
| N-N-N-O-O-O | 1 |
| NO CHANCE | 1 |
| NO DICE | 1 |
| NO HAPPINESS | 1 |
| “NO INDEED, NOT” | 1 |
| NO INDEEDY | 1 |
| NO MAN | 1 |
| NO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES | 1 |
| NO SUH | 1 |
| NO SURE | 1 |
| “NO, I AIN’T GONNA” | 1 |
| “NO, I DON’T BELIEVE I WILL” | 1 |
| “NO, I DON’T THINK I WILL” | 1 |
| “NO, I WOULDN’T” | 1 |
| “NO, INDEED” | 1 |
| “NO, SENOR” | 1 |
| NOT AGAIN | 1 |
| NOT BY A DAM SITE | 1 |
| NOT BY A DARN SIGHT | 1 |
| NOT ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN TELL IT | 1 |
| NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME | 1 |
| NOT HIM | 1 |
| NOT IF HE WAS THE LAST PERSON ON EARTH | 1 |
| NOT IF I CAN HELP IT | 1 |
| NOT IF I EXPECT TO GET IT BACK | 1 |
| NOT IN A MILLION YEARS | 1 |
| “NOT NO, BUT HELL NO” | 1 |
| NOT NONE OF ME | 1 |
| NOT NOW | 1 |
| NOT ON A CHANCE | 1 |
| NOT ON A DAMN SIGHT | 1 |
| NOT ON HIS LIFE | 1 |
| NOT ON YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR | 1 |
| NOT ON YOUR FACE | 1 |
| NOT ON YOUR HEAD | 1 |
| NOT ON YOUR HONOR | 1 |
| NOT ON YOUR NECK | 1 |
| NOT REALLY | 1 |
| NOT SO BUT FAR OTHERWISE | 1 |
| NOT SO YOU COULD NOTICE | 1 |
| NOT SO’S YOU’D NOTICE | 1 |
| NOT SO’S YOU’D NOTICE IT | 1 |
| NOT THAT GUY | 1 |
| NOT THIS TIME | 1 |
| NOT WHILE I’M IN MY RIGHT MIND | 1 |
| NUH | 1 |
| NUNCA | 1 |
| NUNH-UNH | 1 |
| NUTS | 1 |
| NYET | 1 |
| “OH LORDY, NO” | 1 |
| “OH NO, THAT I WON’T” | 1 |
| ON NO ACCOUNT | 1 |
| OUT | 1 |
| PERISH THE THOUGHT | 1 |
| PIG’S EYE | 1 |
| POSITIVELY NO | 1 |
| SEE HIM IN HELL FIRST | 1 |
| SHAKE MY HEAD NO | 1 |
| SHAKE YOUR HEAD | 1 |
| SHIT | 1 |
| SHIT NO | 1 |
| SHUCKS NO | 1 |
| SPECT NOT | 1 |
| SURE WON’T | 1 |
| SURELY NOT | 1 |
| THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT | 1 |
| THAT I WON’T | 1 |
| THAT’LL BE THE DAY | 1 |
| THAT’LL HARDLY HAPPEN | 1 |
| THAT’S NOT FOR ME | 1 |
| TO THAT GUY | 1 |
| UNH-UH | 1 |
| WHAT THE HELL YOU THINK | 1 |
| WHEN GABRIEL COMES | 1 |
| WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER | 1 |
| WHO DO YOU THINK I AM | 1 |
| WITHOUT A FIGHT | 1 |
| WOULDN’T | 1 |
| YOU BET I WOULDN’T | 1 |
| YOU BET YOUR LIFE I WOULDN’T | 1 |
| YOU BETTER BELIEVE I WOULDN’T | 1 |
| YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR | 1 |
| YOU CRAZY | 1 |
| YOU KIDDING | 1 |
| YOU MUST BE KIDDING | 1 |
| YOU MUST HAVE A PAPER ASSHOLE | 1 |
| YOU’RE CRAZY | 1 |
| YOU’RE KIDDING | 1 |
| YOU’RE OUT OF YOUR COTTON-PICKING MIND | 1 |
| YOU’VE GOT TO BE CRAZY | 1 |
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