Christine Quinn joined union activists for a rally on the steps of New York's City Hall this week, shouting "fuhgeddaboudit" in a shot across the bow to Wal-Mart. ❋ Unknown (2010)
We've seen just about every tale there is to tell about Russian or Irish mobsters with friends or family on the other side of the law, to inner-city Black, Asian, or Hispanic street thugs who race a lot - and let's not forget those heavy Italian guys that say that say "fuhgeddaboudit" way too often. ❋ Unknown (2009)
So here's a field guide to the five most prevalent Wall Street conspiracy theories, with each one graded on scope, durability, crowd appeal and plausibility, and each graded on a sliding scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being "fuhgeddaboudit" and 5 being "damn right."
Any other girl laughs at me like that, fuhgeddaboudit. ❋ Suzanne Corso (2011)
Filmmaker Heather Quinlan began the project as a tribute to her recently deceased father, and quickly realized that hers wasn't the only nostalgic fondness for linguistic curveballs like "terlet," "cawfee" and "fuhgeddaboudit." ❋ Lana Bortolot (2011)
But "as for me wasting my money on a Ferragamo watch or Cavalli vodka, fuhgeddaboudit," says Mr. Machover. ❋ Unknown (2007)
As a longtime commuter on the infernal Long Island Rail Road and a rider of a subway whose signs are in fluent fuhgeddaboudit, I know what I like in a train system. ❋ By MARY JO MURPHY (2011)
You can almost hear the collective fuhgeddaboudit. ❋ Tom Vanderbilt (2011)
If they don't see value in your project … fuhgeddaboudit! ❋ Jason Busch (2010)
I was thinking (and Tweeeeeeting!) about it last night, and it just is sort of a shame how Idol can turn a nice fellow like your Cousin Phil Dweezy - who I call your cousin because he was basically everyone's schlumpy-cute, sorta aimless cousin from Allentown or somewhere similar - into the smirking fuhgeddaboudit he was last night. ❋ Richard Lawson (2010)
If you happened to live upstate in Genesee County, which always goes Republican, or, like me, in Manhattan, which always goes Democratic, fuhgeddaboudit. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Guy No. 1 (in unmistakable fuhgeddaboudit accent): We're from Bensonhurst. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Now FO! csdeven on November 5, 2009 at fuhgeddaboudit? no way. what's a Newt? ❋ Unknown (2009)
So having enjoyed the detention and torture executive orders today, get ready to enjoy the repeal of the "Mexico City" or "global gag" rule thatlimits US family planning assistance to entities that don't provide, counsel or even discuss abortion -- meaning that places which have small, unified service providers (ie most regional health centers in poor countries) can fuhgeddaboudit. ❋ Unknown (2009)
That’s the other thing about sales, once you have the item in your hands it’s easy to say fuhgeddaboudit. ❋ Harry (2008)
If you’re good and want to be great … fuhgeddaboudit. ❋ Scribner (2000)
If you or I ever try to pull the shit that Tennessee doctor Robert E. Grindstaff admitted to doing, fuhgeddaboudit ... ❋ Unknown (2009)
1. So they killed your brother's fiancee. Listen to me: fuhgeddaboudit.
2. You ask me once, I say [fuggedaboudit], end of discussion.
3. Over there she got the best rigatoni in New Jersey. And the [hot pastrami]? [Fuggedaboutit]! ❋ Vanilla G-lotto (2004)
spelling -- (google hits) -- (nytimes.com hits)fuhgeddaboudit (82200) (20)
fuggedaboudit (6760) (14)
fuggedaboutit (6040) (4)
fuhgeddaboutit (5770) (35)
fuggetaboutit (3760) (0)
[fuhgetaboutit] (3430) (2)
[fuhgedaboudit] (2530) (8)
fahgetaboutit (2470) (0)
fugedaboudit (2240) (0)
[fugetaboutit] (2010) (0) ❋ Vanilla G-lotto (2004)
Person1: Aren't [you going] to watch [the game]?
Person2: I have too much work, so fuhgeddaboudit. ❋ PoopyMaster (2003)
Google hits May 2005: Fuhgeddaboudit - 61,200 Fuggedaboudit - 8,180 Forgetaboutit - 7,440 Fuggedaboutit - 6,800 Fuhgedaboutit - 1,890 Fugedaboudit - 2,150 Fugedaboutit - 806 [Fuhgetaboutit] - 747 [Fuhgedaboudit] - 605 Forgedaboudit - 662 Fahgedaboudit - 512 [Fuhgetaboudit] - 358 Fagedaboudit - 300 Forgedaboutit - 278 Fagedaboutit - 248 Forgetaboudit - 217 Forget about it - 579,000
Source: Comparative Spelling Project ❋ ComparativeSpellingProject (2005)
