fuhgeddaboudit

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English

Highway sign with "Leaving Brooklyn" on a blue background, then on a green background a big "Fuhgeddaboudit", followed by "Mary Markowitz" "Borough President" and "Michael R. Bloomberg" "Mayor" in two columns with two lines each.
Sign for drivers leaving Brooklyn, instructing them to Fuhgeddaboudit

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Etymology

The phrase is associated with the inhabitants of New York City and the part of the state of New Jersey outside of it.

Pronunciation

Interjection

fuhgeddaboudit

  1. Pronunciation spelling of forget about it, representing New York City and New Jersey English.
    • 1993 December 3, “CON MAN AND MUGGER CLAIM A LEGAL WINDFALL”, in News Tribune:
      As they say in New York, fuhgedaboudit. And speaking of successful muggers, perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche also had reason to smile
    • 2008 August 4, Dr. Tom Gross, “Dr. Tom Gross: ER stressful, but not how you’d think”, in Marin Independent Journal‎:
      He apologized to me, quietly and sadly. He thought he was letting me down. “Fuhgeddaboudit,” I told him in my best New Jersey accent.
    • 2015 February 2, “Fuhgeddaboudit: New York Accent On Its Way Out, Linguists Say”, in NPR‎:
      (see title)
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