Meanings
nounfuhgetaboutit (uncountable)
alternative foggetaboutit · alternative fuggedaboudit · alternative fuhgeddaboudit
- uncountable"forget about it", often associated with Italian-Americans in the Northeastern United States
Amazon to New York: Fuhgeddaboudit! - Readers are split over Amazon’s change of plan for its HQ2.
New York Times (2019)
Origin
Corruption of "forget about it"
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APA
fuhgetaboutit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuhgetaboutit
MLA
“fuhgetaboutit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuhgetaboutit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuhgetaboutit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuhgetaboutit.
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