Fuggeddaboutit
Posted by Brian from Shawnee on March
27, 2003 In Reply to: Italian phrase? "forget
about it" posted by D on March 27, 2003
: writing a sociology
paper for movie "Donnie Brascoe"
: When did this phrase become common slang?
Did it originate in New York?
Usually spelled phonetically "fuggeddaboutit".
It's associated with New York-area Mafia types and wannabes. I never heard it
until the late 1990's, which is when Donnie Brasco was released.
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