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
AthÉNaÏSa-te-na-EESFrench
Alfonsina-Italian
Chanel[ʃa:'nel]
Xanthe-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ejvind-Danish
Amaliaah-MAH-lee-ah (Dutch, German)Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)