Meanings
- humorousironicslangA phrase used to call out one's ignorance or denial of a suspicious situation.
Chat...that was not the wind. What are you on about?
Origin
Appears to have been coined in 2026, perhaps by analogy from must have been the wind.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
that was not the wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20was%20not%20the%20wind
“that was not the wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20was%20not%20the%20wind. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “that was not the wind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that%20was%20not%20the%20wind.
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