NIH

Not Invented Here

The German art of humiliating any technology, agricultural product, or (medical) scientific work that has not been ivented or produced in Germany, Switzerland, or Austria.

If a second-hand Volkswagen is more expensive than a Volvo, you must be in a country suffering from NIH syndrome.

by Auf September 14, 2006

nih

A word that can be substituted for any noun, generally used as a shortened form of "nigga"

1: sup nih'?

2: Nm nih bout to grab some food hbu?

1: Bout to fuck this nih' up, stole my weed

by MrDr Delicious September 28, 2011

NIH

national institute of health (in bethesda MD)

I live near NIH

by Anonymous May 2, 2003

nih

a sound made when you cannot be bothered to do something.

i have 150 things to do before 5pm... nih

by xrs December 21, 2003

NIH

Not Invented Hear

Open Source/Free Software developers are suffering from a severe form of NIH. Everybody thinks other people's solutions suck, and their solution is the solution to end all solutions.

by JdH December 10, 2003

nih

An exclamation generally used to express mild irritation or annoyance, though at times can also be taken more seriously.
Similar to meh.

- Can I pet your dog?
Meh.
- Well I don't want to.
Nih.
- How about if I poke your dog instead?
Nih!
- Well now I'm going to poke you...
Stop that.

by Paul O'Neill July 2, 2004

nih

a word to express disgust, a cry of absurdity. in place of the word no.

do you like girls?
nih.

is billy woods real?
nih.

i have nih friends.

do i have cancer?
well actually i do. but nih.

by Billy Woods. November 12, 2007