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nother

American  
[nuhth-er] / ˈnʌð ər /

adjective

  1. Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.


Etymology

Origin of nother

1955–60; metanalysis of an other or another


Example Sentences

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You move over one ZIP Code, and we’re talking about a whole nother culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

You move over one ZIP Code over, and we’re talking about a whole nother culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

"I felt completely violated and disrespected on a whole nother level."

From Fox News ● Dec. 10, 2021

N ‘nother’ The gripers perhaps hope that the expression a whole nother is where the rough handling of another begins and ends today.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2016

We have a whole nother year until high school, but Suesetta is always thinking about the next thing.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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