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nother

nother

23 9.1
A completely different thing or matter
  • adjective
  • /ˈnʌðər/
  • Slang
: otro
  • That's a whole 'nother deal.
  • a whole nother
  • a nother thing
  • a nother story

So I have, I have a whole nother network of sources.

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Examples

  • I would have to say that Apple is on a whole nother level than all other phone manufacturers.

    Blog text (28)
  • OK, we needed to take it to a whole nother level.

  • So I have, I have a whole nother network of sources.

  • And it's just taking on this whole nother level as well.

  • It's a whole nother show after dark.

  • Like it's a whole nother deal.

  • Texas is, as we say down here, "a whole nother country."

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  • I feel like that's a whole nother issue that kids are dealing with these days.

  • That's a whole 'nother level.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • That movie was great, but the sequel is a whole nother experience.

Synonyms

other
vsnother
∞ 1.0

Different from the one already mentioned

is used informally to stress difference rather than neutral reference
else
vsnother
∞ 1.0

Someone or something different from the one already mentioned

is used informally to add emphasis rather than neutral reference
additional
vsnother
914 1.0

More than what is already there or was mentioned

is used informally to add emphasis rather than neutral extra meaning

Surface Forms

nother positive

Etymology

Nother comes from saying an + other so fast that the 'n' moves and we hear nother, especially in the phrase 'a whole nother'. That's why nother is used as a strong way to say something is a completely 'different' or extra matter.