nelson

/ˈnelson/ · B1 · adv

no way

nel + son: a jokey stretch of nel (nope), like English nope becoming nopity-nope

Mexican slang: nel means no, and nelson is the playful long form, the way a name is tacked on. Sound-alike hook: Admiral Nelson famously ignored the signal to withdraw, so he said nelson to retreating.

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