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
Hibikihee-bee-keeJapanese
Estee-Jewish
Fawzi-Arabic
Martinamahr-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Dutch), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancien
SofÍAso-FEE-ahSpanish
Augustusə-GUS-təs (English), ow-KHUYS-tus (Dutch)Ancient Roman, Dutch