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When I say them out loud, it makes sense like someone in english saying
"wuuut" instead of "what?", but that mostly applies to written casual
conversation I guess. Anyway is this correct or is it something else?
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Are なぬand ぬぬ like slangy/cute ways to say なに？
なぬ is an exclamation to tell surprise, like "No way!" It's probably related to
なに, but has lost most of its interrogative nuance. It doesn't sound
particularly cute, but a bit old-fashioned and perhaps dialectal, thus mostly
used by a modern speaker to add some comical tone rather than a serious
surprise.

ぬぬ isn't a meaningful word, instead

  1. a way to spell out grunt, or the sound you utter when you're too shocked to answer anything back. = ぐぬぬ, むむむ, うぐぐ etc.

  2. a way to spell out nasal sound you utter to yourself to show a light doubt. "uh?", "huh?" = ぬ？, ん？, うん？
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