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'nuff said

'nuff said phrase: used either to end a discussion, or to imply that further discussion is not needed.

Phrase

'nuff said

  1. (informal) Used either to end a discussion, or to imply that further discussion is not needed.
    • “Your new computer is super expensive!” “Yeah, but it rocks! ’Nuff said!”
    • Remember, Blanche DuBois was a blotto and her trip to New Orleans didn't get her anywhere. Nuff said.1979, Margaret Oberman, Doug Steckler, I Could Have Been a Contender: Or, The Other Book of Lists, New York, N.Y.: Avon, →ISBN, page 102

Origin of 'nuff said

Contraction and pronunciation spelling of enough said.

Questions about 'nuff said

What does 'nuff said mean?
'nuff said means used either to end a discussion, or to imply that further discussion is not needed.
What part of speech is 'nuff said?
'nuff said is a phrase.

Words near 'nuff said in the dictionary

  1. 'ns
  2. 'nstead
  3. 'NSYNCer
  4. 'NSYNCers
  5. 'nuff
  6. 'nuff said
  7. 'Obby 'Oss
  8. 'Obby 'Osses
  9. 'og
  10. 'ogs
  11. 'old

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