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
Conley['kɔnli]
TopiTO-peeFinnish
Agrippina[ægri'paina]
Tashi-Tibetan, Bhutanese
GwenevereGWEN-ə-virEnglish (Rare)
Seble-Eastern African, Amharic