What is the etymology of the word 'Forgeddaboudit'?
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Are you sure you've spelt it properly? Isn't it forgeddabaadi' ?
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Old English 'forgytan', from for- "passing by, letting go" (cf. forbear, forgo) + gietan "to grasp" PLUS O.E. 'onbutan' "on the outside of," from on "on" + be "by" + 'utan' "outside," PLUS O.E. 'hit', neuter of third person singular pronoun You put it all together, and you get the phrase "forget about it" And when native speakers speak it colloquially, it sounds like forgeddaboudit Source: My head, and http://www.etymonline.com/index.php
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I know sometimes it just means "forgeddaboudit".
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Wise Guys! :)
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Means fahgettaboudit or else yous goings to be sleeping with the fishes.
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