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
Carpenter['ka:pəntə]
Alfonsina-Italian
FrejaFRIE-ah (Danish, German), FRAY-ah (Swedish)Danish, Swedish, German
Wilmot-Medieval English
PankrazPAHN-krahtsGerman
Middleton['midltən]