no ways

English

Interjection

no ways

1. (idiomatic, South Africa) Synonym of no way (“absolutely not”)
   • 2018, Tariq, Shema, et al., ““I did not see a need to get tested before, everything was going well with my health”: a qualitative study of HIV-testing decision-making in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa”, in AIDS care, →DOI:

     No ways, I don’t use traditional healers.

2. (idiomatic, South Africa) Synonym of no way (“indicates astonished disbelief”)

   No ways! Is that real?

Noun

no ways (uncountable)

1. (South Africa) Synonym of no way
   • 2010, Cheryl Roberts, “Government intervention needed to improve status of women in Sport: Letter addressed to the Portfolio Committee on Sports and Recreation by Cheryl Roberts”, in Agenda, →DOI:

     And there's no ways I am being dramatic about this state of affairs […]