a whole 'nother

A form of a whole nother — An intensified form of another: an entirely different; a whole other.

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determiner
  1. alternativeAlternative form of a whole nother.

    "Will the fog be gone by to-morrow morning?" said Patty, disconsolately. "I don't know what we shall do if we have to be a whole 'nother day in the house and in the dark."

    1887 October 29, [Mary Louisa] Molesworth, “The Mysterious Guide: A Story of a London Fog”, in [Charles Peters], editor, The Girl’s Own Paper, volume IX, number 409, London: “The Leisure Hour” Office, →OCLC, page 67, column 3
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    The problem is when you physically try to impede my progress—then it moves up to a whole 'nother level that you probably can't handle me on. If it's just words, mean little things, I'm not [Joseph] Stalin, say what you want. Get in my way, it's a whole 'nother thing.

    2004, Michael W. Dean, quoting Henry Rollins, “Interviews”, in $30 Music School, Boston, Mass.: Muska & Lipman, Course Technology, →ISBN, page 457
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“a whole 'nother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20whole%20'nother. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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