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🔄 To move on 🔄 To change topic
anywho

anywho

1 9.5
To change the subject during a conversation informally
  • adverb
  • /ˈɛniˌhu/
  • Informal
translation icon : de todos modos
  • The weather was really bad last week. anywho, how's your project coming along?

Examples

  • He ain't got no real place to stay anywho.

    Believe (2016)

  • OK, Anywho, so continuing Secretary of State Blinken believes that this this Wagner uprising is, is a big benefit to Ukraine.

  • anywho, let's move on to the next topic in our meeting.

  • I didn't like that movie much. anywho, have you seen the new one that just came out?

Synonyms

anyhow
vsanywho
  • Informal
63 2.1

To say something that adds to or explains something said before

is used to change the subject or continue conversation rather than explain
anyways
vsanywho
  • Informal
22 8.0

To return to or change the topic and show the earlier point does not matter

is used to change the subject or continue a conversation without adding emphasis
anyhoo
vsanywho
  • Informal
9.4

To change the subject or keep the talk going

is used to continue or move on in a conversation

Surface Forms

anywho positive

Morphology

anywho = anyhow (semi-transparent) = any + who

Formed by playful substitution from the discourse marker 'anyhow/anyway'; components are recognizable but the use as an informal discourse marker is idiomatic.

Etymology

Anywho is a playful form of anyway or anyhow, built from any + who to sound friendlier. A helpful way to remember it is that it signals 'move on' or 'continue' a conversation, just like anyway.