fuggedaboudit

English

Alternative forms

• foggetaboutit, fuggedaboutit, fuhgeddaboudit, fuhgetaboutit

Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of forget about it.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

fuggedaboudit

1. (slang) Do not worry about it; it does not matter; it is beyond your control.
   • 2002, Bonnie Goebert, Herma M. Rosenthal, Beyond Listening: Learning the Secret Language of Focus Groups, page 4:

     Of course, someone might have concluded "fuggedaboudit," the cake mix won't sell.

2. (slang, New York City) There is no hope of it being so, the idea is preposterous; do not waste my time with such notions
   • 2003, Al Roker, Marialisa Calta, Mark Thomas, Al Roker's Hassle-Free Holiday Cookbook, page 238:

     And Sunday . . . fuggedaboudit. You may as well have gone to school on Sunday.

   • 2005, June Fletcher, House poor: pumped-up prices, rising rates, and mortgages on steroids, page 15:

     And as for buying in pricey Manhattan itself — well, unless you're Donald Trump himself, fuggedaboudit.

   • 2007, Addie Johnson, The Little Book of Big Excuses: More Strategies and Techniques for Faking It, page 69:

     Men don't want to seem chauvinistic, women don't want to be dependent, and if you're gay, fuggedaboudit.

Synonyms

• (There is no hope of it being so) Don't even think it; you gotta be kidding; fat chance

References

• William Safire (2004) The right word in the right place at the right time‎^[1], page 334