fuhgeddaboudit

English

Sign in Brooklyn reading Fuhgeddaboudit

Alternative forms

• foggetaboutit, fuhgeddaboutit

Etymology

The phrase is associated with the inhabitants of New York City and the part of the state of New Jersey outside of it.

Pronunciation

• (New York) IPA^(key): [fɵˈɡɛɾəˌbæʊɾɨʔ]

Interjection

fuhgeddaboudit

1. 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)