nene

[ ney-ney ]

noun

, plural ne·ne.

1. a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.

nene

/ ˈneɪˌneɪ /

noun

1. a rare black-and-grey short-winged Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, having partly webbed feet

Word History and Origins

Origin of nene¹

First recorded in 1900–05, nene is from the Hawaiian word nēnē

Word History and Origins

Origin of nene¹

from Hawaiian

Example Sentences

She drew “Judge No. 3” to answer a question from NeNe Leakes, star of the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

From The Daily Beast

Just how did Runway end up on Thursdays, anyway, pushing against Bravo's bulwark of NeNe and pals?

From The Daily Beast

An example of NeNe Leakes, from an episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, keeping things extremely real.

From The Daily Beast

It lies in the midst of the flat fen country, on the old course of the river Nene.

From Project Gutenberg

The announcement of the death of Marchesa Nene had reached her that very evening by the last post.

From Project Gutenberg

He also carried out considerable works in relation to the Nene Valley drainage and the reclamation of land at the Norfolk estuary.

From Project Gutenberg

Another, with Osbiorn at their head, having joined them off the mouth of the Humber, sailed (it seems) up the Nene.

From Project Gutenberg

The Nene still has its outfall here, and flows through the town in a fine sweep locally called the Brink.

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