what, me worry



what, me worry

Said to emphasize one's calm, perhaps cavalier, attitude. The phrase is most often associated with Mad magazine and its cartoon cover boy Alfred E. Neuman. A: "I can't believe you're so unconcerned with all the problems in the world today." B: "What, me worry?"
See also: worry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eyvindur-Icelandic
FlannÁN-Irish
ÁNgelaAHN-khe-lahSpanish
Crescentius-Late Roman
LÍDiaLEE-dyə (Portuguese), LEE-jyə (Brazilian Portuguese)Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian
MÁEdÓC-Ancient Irish