Showing results for fuggedaboutit. Search instead for tell-me-about-it.

fuggedaboutit

American

[fuh-ged-uh-bou-tit] / fəˈgɛd əˌbaʊ tɪt /

Sometimes forgedaboudit, also fuhgeddaboudit,

Nonstandard.

contraction of forget about it (used especially to emphasize improbability, and often used as an interjection).

If you think you’re getting more money, fuggedaboutit!

Etymology

Origin of fuggedaboutit

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“The Italians used to love the rose bushes, fuggedaboutit, all different colors.”

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2011

WALL-E was thought to have a chance at a Best Picture slot, but, alas, it was set in the future, not the past � so fuggedaboutit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023