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hakuna matata

[ huh-koo-nuh muh-to-tuh ]

noun

  1. no worries or no troubles: a Swahili phrase used to suggest that a person should enjoy life and not worry about things they cannot control:

    She claims that adopting an outlook of hakuna matata has boosted her overall happiness.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of hakuna matata1

From Swahili: literally “there are no troubles (here)”; from the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King, in which the phrase was frequently used and was also the name of a song
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Example Sentences

After all, as the German philosopher Schopenhauer said, “hakuna matata.”

The score, created by U2's Bono and The Edge, isn't made up of catchy, easily digestible pop songs in the "Hakuna Matata" vein.

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