It means beauty, glory, or splendor. It can also be used as an adjective to mean beautiful or pretty, or a verb meaning to make beautiful, decorate, or honor. The word nani is also used to mean a beautiful flower or a good thing.
by lilohana November 23, 2021

Hey, Malala, why bother differentiating between Pakistanis and Afghanis and all them sorts? Y'all just a bunch of ghani-nanis anyway.
by bigneenthequeen May 27, 2023

'nani' is the Japanese translation of 'what' in English. To add affect to the word, you can add '?!'. This famous line comes from a character called Kenshiro from 'The fist of the north star'.
by omaewamoushinderu May 22, 2020

by chrthe22 September 24, 2019

What the nani - can also be pronounced like this : what da nani, what nani...
A mix of "What the fuck" and the japanese word "Nani" from Ken the Survivor (stands for "What ?!").
Use it when you are very suprised and would be tempted to say "What the fuck ?!", but you really like Japan (and slang is sometimes frown upon).
A mix of "What the fuck" and the japanese word "Nani" from Ken the Survivor (stands for "What ?!").
Use it when you are very suprised and would be tempted to say "What the fuck ?!", but you really like Japan (and slang is sometimes frown upon).
1) Your father : "You listen to Rammstein ? I hate Rammstein ! It's pure shit !"
You : "What da nani ???"
2) Your girlfriend (if you're a male) : "Hey, in fact I'm a lesbian... Ciao !"
You : "Wh-what the nani ??"
You : "What da nani ???"
2) Your girlfriend (if you're a male) : "Hey, in fact I'm a lesbian... Ciao !"
You : "Wh-what the nani ??"
by WhatNaniDePunjitsu April 26, 2020

Nani is Japanese for "What" and is used in english sometimes as a dank comeback for when someone says something wired, stupid or just uncomfortable to thing of.
"i have 17 Mongolian children locked up in my basement" Response: "NANI?????"
"私はあなたが持っています私は持っていません" Response: "Nani?"
"私はあなたが持っています私は持っていません" Response: "Nani?"
by PornWatcher465 June 3, 2020

Whatever Nerd: Hey Jack, wassup idiot.
Tom: Who the hell is Jack? NANI me!
Jack: I’m Jack! NANI WN (Whatever Nerd)
Tom: Wait, Jack, you’re the WN. NANI me!
Jack: SYKE!
Tom: Who the hell is Jack? NANI me!
Jack: I’m Jack! NANI WN (Whatever Nerd)
Tom: Wait, Jack, you’re the WN. NANI me!
Jack: SYKE!
by xNinja Mocked Dream March 7, 2022
