nevermind

American  

[nev-er-mahynd, nev-er-mahynd] / ˌnɛv ərˈmaɪnd, ˈnɛv ərˌmaɪnd /

noun

Older Use.

1. attention; heed; notice (usually used in negative constructions).

   Pay him no nevermind.

2. business; affair; responsibility (usually used in negative constructions).

   It's no nevermind of yours.

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Etymology

Origin of nevermind

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase never mind

Example Sentences

The power of the American economy makes it tough to dent, nevermind topple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The scene is bookended by puke and social/professional humiliation, as the extremely Americanized Audrey struggles to keep down Thousand Year Egg shots, nevermind her guilt about being unable to adequately assimilate into Chinese culture.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2023

Providing round-the-clock security to 535 lawmakers — nevermind their families — would be costly, and members of both parties have chafed at the idea of walling themselves off from the public.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Clinton Yates, a writer and TV personality, wrote on Twitter that “speaking english is not a requirement to be a tremendous anything, nevermind baseball player.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021

Roger was waking too; the creaking of the basket was enough to wake the deepest sleeper, nevermind the rocking and bumping.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman