What does "ねーし" mean? For example: 笑ってねーし！
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～ねーし ＜＞ ～ねえし ＜＞ ～ないし
笑ってねーし would be a colloquial way of saying "I didn't laugh!" A more standard way of saying it would be 笑ってないし。
The elongation(ー) after ね means to elongate the sound of the previous letter (hence ねえ above). The ねー is the colloquial form of ない。 The し is another (normally colloquial) letter usually used to list things. In this instance however, its use is at the end of a rebuttal to an inquisition or accusation.
A: 何{なん}でトムとメールしないの？
A: Why haven't you emailed Tom?
B: だって彼{かれ}のメールアドレス知{し}らないし！
B: Because, I don't know his email address!
Similar colloquial words can be found in this similar question here.
answered Nov 18, 2015 at 2:56
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形容動詞・名詞なら「～だし」(eg きれいだし, 鉛筆だし)、形容詞・動詞・形容詞型助動詞(ない、たい)なら「～し」(eg 大きいし, 食べるし, 食べないし) になると思います・・・たぶん。– chocolate ♦Commented Nov 18, 2015 at 7:04
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@choco なるほど！んじゃ、「its use is identical to だし」って書き直したほうがいいよね？ Commented Nov 18, 2015 at 7:18