fuhgeddaboudit
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Etymology[edit]
The phrase is associated with the inhabitants of New York City and the part of the state of New Jersey outside of it.
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fuhgeddaboudit
- Pronunciation spelling of forget about it, representing New York City and New Jersey English.
- 1993 December 3, “CON MAN AND MUGGER CLAIM A LEGAL WINDFALL”, in News Tribune:
- As they say in New York, fuhgedaboudit. And speaking of successful muggers, perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche also had reason to smile
- 2015 February 2, “Fuhgeddaboudit: New York Accent On Its Way Out, Linguists Say”, in NPR[1]:
- (see title)