whole nother thing



whole nother thing

Rur. a completely different matter. (Often "corrected" to a whole other thing. The word nother is a shortening of another.) Borrowing! That's a whole nother thing! I thought you said stealing!
See also: thing, whole

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Osanna-Italian (Rare)
Annabellaahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English)Italian, English (Modern)
Chinweuba-Western African, Igbo
Petronape-TRO-nahSpanish
ElliotEL-ee-ətEnglish
Nili-Hebrew