fuhgeddaboudit
Don't even bother
Fuhgeddaboudit is an eye-dialect spelling of "forget about it," representing a New York Italian-American pronunciation.
It dismisses something as impossible, unimportant, or not worth discussing: You want him to apologize? Fuhgeddaboudit.
It can also express enthusiastic approval: Best pizza in the city? Fuhgeddaboudit.
The spelling signals a stereotypically working-class New York voice, often played for comic effect.
Western Long Island borough
- BronxNYC's northernmost borough
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
Italian-American · street talk · Jersey · mafia · Donnie Brasco · paisan · neighborhood · borough
Expression of apathy
- nevermindCasual conversational retraction
- drop itCommand to cease
- let it goCease fixating on something
- move onAdvance past something
over it · water under the bridge · ancient history · no big deal · bygones · who cares · irrelevant · done
Completely, without exception
- definitelyWith complete certainty
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- incredibleDefying easy belief
- amazingCausing great wonder
no doubt · guaranteed · certainly · obviously · without question · hands down · no contest · sure thing
Beyond possibility of success
- no wayEmphatic denial
- no chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- dream onDismissive of unlikely hopes
fat chance · wishful thinking · pipe dream · lost cause · not happening · out of reach · unrealistic · futile
Brooklyn
Western Long Island borough
New York · Italian-American · street talk · Jersey · mafia · Donnie Brasco · paisan · neighborhood · borough · accent
whatever
Expression of apathy
- nevermindCasual conversational retraction
- drop itCommand to cease
- let it goCease fixating on something
move on · over it · water under the bridge · ancient history · no big deal · bygones · who cares · irrelevant · done · finished
absolutely
Completely, without exception
- definitelyWith complete certainty
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- incredibleDefying easy belief
amazing · no doubt · guaranteed · certainly · obviously · without question · hands down · no contest · sure thing · bet on it
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- no wayEmphatic denial
- no chanceEmphatic refusal of possibility
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
dream on · fat chance · wishful thinking · pipe dream · lost cause · not happening · out of reach · unrealistic · futile · pointless
- New York Slangdeadass, bodega, fuggedaboutit, yo, mad
fuhgeddabouditdon't forget
pay attention · take note · bear in mind · keep in mind · think about it
fuhgeddabouditgo for it
Encouragement to attempt
absolutely · definitely · certainly · no problem · you got it
forget, about, forgets, forgot, forgetting, unforgettable, forgettable