NDE

This is a very informal shortening of the Tagalog word hindi, meaning “no” or “not.”

It is used only in text messages and on social media.

The derivation is from hinde — a loosening of the vowel sound “i” into an “e.”

Ndi ko alam.
Hindi ko alam.
I don’t know.

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