To dislike the word ‘nope’?

[Knitterbabe]

I really dislike the use of ‘Nope!’, especially as a one word answer. To me it feels more dismissive than a straightforward no. Anyone else?

Haha, you would hate me, I say it all the time! I say it joking with the kids mainly but wouldn't say it if I was at work or something

@Knitterbabe

Well, yes. If I ask ‘Did you watch X last night?’, and the reply is ‘Nope!’, I feel the respondent is implying something other than ‘No, was it interesting?’.

I think in that case they mean "No and I'm not interested in talking about it". It's used dismissively deliberately for that purpose. If you asked me if I watched that interview I would possibly say "nope" because it's hard to imagine how I could be less interested in it.

I only ever use it when I’m being ironic or sarcastic. I agree it has a dismissive tone.

Bad English, YANBU to not like it.

If you asked me if I watched that interview I would possibly say "nope" because it's hard to imagine how I could be less interested in it

Not so disinterested that you won’t shoehorn it in your another thread on a totally unrelated topic...

To me it feels more dismissive than a straightforward no.

Well that’s the point of it so tell your feelings well done for spotting the obvious.

@Carolina24

If you asked me if I watched that interview I would possibly say "nope" because it's hard to imagine how I could be less interested in it

Not so disinterested that you won’t shoehorn it in your another thread on a totally unrelated topic...

Sorry, just the first example that came into my head that would be easy to express concisely. You make a good point though.