# nevermind

Pronunciation: US say "NEV-er-mynd" /ˈnɛvɚˌmaɪnd/; UK say "NEV-uh-mynd" /ˈnɛvəˌmaɪnd/

## Verb

1. Misspelling of never mind. *(colloquial)* — Misspelling of never mind.
   - Simple: Misspelling of never mind. People often write it as one word in casual messages.
   - _Can you pass me the... nevermind, I've got it._
   - _He can't boil an egg, nevermind cook a whole dinner._
5. To ignore someone or something, paying it no attention. *(dialectal, US)*
   - Simple: To not pay attention to someone or something.
   - _Drivers up the valley nevermind the speed limit on that road._
   - _She just kept neverminding the phone until it stopped ringing._

## Noun

2. Real difference or consequence; a significant effect on a situation or state of affairs. *(dialectal, US)*
   - Simple: A difference or effect that something makes to a situation.
   - _Whether he shows up at the meeting or not won't make any nevermind to the vote._
   - _Paying the loan off early didn't make a heap of nevermind to the bank._
3. Attention or heed paid to someone or something. *(dialectal, US)*
   - Simple: Attention that you give to someone or something.
   - _Folks around here never paid much nevermind to the county's rules._
   - _She went on talking, paying no nevermind to the rain dripping through the roof._
4. A matter that is a person's own concern or business. *(dialectal, US)*
   - Simple: Something that is your own business.
   - _"Who I marry ain't any nevermind of yours," she snapped._
   - _The sheriff figured the feud was no nevermind of his and rode on._

## Origin

Formed from never + mind, as in the phrase never mind.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nevermind (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).