nanu-nanu
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the 1978 US television show Mork & Mindy, where it was used as an alien greeting. Originally said by Oscar-Jack Klugman on "The Odd Couple" in the episode "Psychic, Shmychic" in 1972. from Sanskrit; nanu surely (nanu; vocative particle, implying kindness or reproach or perplexity)
Interjection
[edit]Quotations
[edit]For quotations using this term, see Citations:nanu-nanu.