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General Slang
whole nother
HOHL NUH-ther · phrase · informal
An entirely different thing.
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Definitions
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Southern reshaping of "a whole other," splitting "another" around "whole."
“That's a whole nother problem right there.”
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whole nother In A Sentence
That's a whole nother problem right there.
Origin & Usage
Colloquial infixing (tmesis) of "whole" inside "another," widespread in Southern speech.
People Also Ask
What does "whole nother" mean?
It means an entirely different thing — a colloquial reshaping of "a whole other."
Is "whole nother" grammatically correct?
It's nonstandard but extremely common in speech. It comes from splitting "another" around "whole," a process linguists call tmesis (infixing).
How do you use "whole nother"?
Use it to flag something distinct: "That's a whole nother problem right there."
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