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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.

national institute of health (in bethesda MD)

I live near NIH

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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.

Nine Inch Heals - a spoof on Nine Inch Nails which is documented in the bible...

Why the fuck does everyone have to wear those stupid NIH t-shirts?

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

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

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