age ain't nothing but a number

A form of age is just a number — Age is not a particularly important attribute in a person.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeslangAlternative form of age is just a number

    Age ain't nothing but a number / Throwing down ain't nothing but a thing / This something I have for you it'll never change

    1994, Aaliyah, “Age Ain't Nothing but a Number”, in Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
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    What they don't understand is that older men know that a lady should be well taken care of and treated like she's a queen. Just goes to show, age ain't nothing but a number!

    2006, African Drum Publications (publisher), Drum, A Magazine of Africa for Africa, page 6
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APA

age ain't nothing but a number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20ain't%20nothing%20but%20a%20number

MLA

“age ain't nothing but a number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20ain't%20nothing%20but%20a%20number. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “age ain't nothing but a number,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/age%20ain't%20nothing%20but%20a%20number.

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