Nevermind
noun, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Attention, heed. US, regional
"Hell, they've got groundrules and guidelines comin' out the kazoo, but do they pay any nevermind to 'em?"
- 2 Concern, affair. US, regional
""... buy what he wants. It's none of your nevermind.""
- 3 Consequence; significant change in or effect on a situation or state; difference. US, regional
"Let 'em say she was his mistress, that she was a witch. Wasn't true, but it didn't make any nevermind if they thought it was. Nice woman, quiet, could tell the cards."
- 1 To ignore. US, regional
"Nevermind a sustainable river, a sustainable earth, like an improvident farmer who kills his only milk cow because he wants steak tonight."
- 2 Misspelling of never mind. alt-of, colloquial, misspelling
"Nevermind that she didn't know him, or that he was Japanese. Nevermind that she saw herself as always alone, despite the many people in her life."
Synonyms
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More examples"Where is my wallet? Nevermind! I just found it under the couch."
Etymology
From never + mind (in never mind).
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