" Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah " is the lexigraphic representation of a common children's chant. It is a rendering of one common vocalization for a six-note musical figure that is usually associated with children and found in many European-derived cultures, and which is often used in taunting .
15-562: [REDACTED] Look up nyah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nyah may refer to: Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah , a children's chant Nyah, Victoria , a town in Australia Nyah West , a town to the west of Nyah Nyah Football Club , an Australian rules football club Nyah Nyah West United Football Netball Club , an Australian rules football club Nyah,
30-532: A Ring o' Roses , Bye, baby Bunting and Olly olly oxen free . The tune has been used as an advertising jingle by the confectionery company Haribo . The figure is used in the Benjamin Britten opera The Rape of Lucretia (1946) for a scene where the Roman and Etruscan generals mock each other. Descendents centered the song "I Don't Want To Grow Up" around the figure in their 1985 album of
45-455: A composition by Hans Zimmer from Mission: Impossible 2 (soundtrack) Jenifah Nyah, a former member of Black Uhuru An alternate transliteration of the Japanese onomatopoeia for " meow " See also [ edit ] Nya Nyan Nia Naya Naia All pages with titles beginning with Nyah All pages with titles containing Nyah Topics referred to by
60-805: A different figure for teasing, la-so-la-so mi-re-mi-re with the vocalization 얼레리 꼴레리 (eol-re-ri kkol-re-ri) while a Japanese variant is so-so-mi-mi so-mi-mi and in Mexico a so-la-so-mi, so-la-so-mi figure is found. The initial taunt is sometimes followed by further verses using the same tune, for instance in America "Nanny nanny nanny goat, cannot catch a billy goat" or following "Nanny nanny boo boo" with "Stick your head in doo-doo ". French children might follow "Na na na na nère" with "Pouette pouette camembert". In Croatia, children sing "Ulovi me, ulovi me, kupit ću ti novine. Novine su skupe, poljubi me u dupe" (which means: "Catch me, catch me, [if you do that] I'll buy you
75-460: A given national brand) to issue advertising coupons, or a purpose-specific equation in mathematics or science. Ad hoc can also function as an adjective describing temporary, provisional, or improvised methods to deal with a particular problem, the tendency of which has given rise to the noun adhocism . This concept highlights the flexibility and adaptability often required in problem-solving across various domains. In everyday language, "ad hoc"
90-473: A newspaper. Newspapers are pricey, kiss my tushie"). While the word "nyah" is now defined as being in and of itself an expression of contemptuous superiority over another, this is by derivation from the "nyah-nyah..." chant rather than vice versa so the "nyah-nyah..." vocalization version of the chant is, at least in origin, an example of communication entirely by paralanguage . Context-meaningful words are sometimes applied ad hoc , however, such as "Johnny
105-467: A priori ). Common examples include ad hoc committees and commissions created at the national or international level for a specific task, and the term is often used to describe arbitration (ad hoc arbitration). In other fields, the term could refer to a military unit created under special circumstances (see task force ), a handcrafted network protocol (e.g., ad hoc network ), a temporary collaboration among geographically-linked franchise locations (of
120-524: Is a sis-sy", "I got the blue one", or "I can see your underwear!". Shirley Jackson referred to it as the " da da, da- da da" or " I know a se cret" chant in Life Among the Savages . Non-taunting uses are also seen, also associated with children. Several playground songs use the "Nyah nyah..." musical figure, including A Tisket, A Tasket ; It's Raining, It's Pouring ; and some variants of Ring
135-541: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah The tune has many variations on how "nyah-nyah" is vocalized (e.g., "Nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh"), some examples of which include: The tune is also heard in Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United Kingdom, and Iceland. Children in Korea use
150-556: Is sometimes used informally to describe improvised or makeshift solutions, emphasizing their temporary nature and specific applicability to immediate circumstances. Style guides disagree on whether Latin phrases like ad hoc should be italicized. The trend is not to use italics. For example, The Chicago Manual of Style recommends that familiar Latin phrases that are listed in the Webster's Dictionary , including "ad hoc", not be italicized. In science and philosophy , ad hoc means
165-453: The UK and other commonwealth countries, ad hoc Royal Commissions may be set up to address specific questions as directed by parliament . In diplomacy, diplomats may be appointed by a government as special envoys , or diplomats who serve on a ad hoc basis due to the possibility that such envoys' offices may either not be retained by a future government or may only exist during the duration of
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#1732781023403180-412: The addition of extraneous hypotheses to a theory to save it from being falsified . Ad hoc hypotheses compensate for anomalies not anticipated by the theory in its unmodified form. Scientists are often skeptical of scientific theories that rely on frequent, unsupported adjustments to sustain them. Ad hoc hypotheses are often characteristic of pseudo-scientific subjects such as homeopathy . In
195-485: The military, ad hoc units are created during unpredictable situations, when the cooperation between different units is suddenly needed for fast action, or from remnants of previous units which have been overrun or otherwise whittled down. In national and sub-national governance, ad hoc bodies may be established to deal with specific problems not easily accommodated by the current structure of governance or to address multi-faceted issues spanning several areas of governance. In
210-458: The same name . The tune (in both the "nah" and "nyah" forms) features as the chorus of the theme song 'It's Not Fair' from the ' Horrid Henry ' animated TV series on CITV . Ad hoc Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally ' for this ' . In English , it typically signifies a solution designed for a specific purpose, problem, or task rather than a generalized solution adaptable to collateral instances (compare with
225-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nyah . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nyah&oldid=1244322323 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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