English Explanatory Dictionary

nae nae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hip-hop dance based on planting one's feet, swaying with shoulder movement, and placing one hand in the air and one hand down.

Word forms

nae nae

Etymology

Named after character Sheneneh Jenkins, a sassy "ghetto girl" in the 1990s sitcom Martin. The Atlanta hip-hop group We Are Toonz is credited for inventing the term with their hit song Drop That NaeNae (2013).

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