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ain't nuthin' but a thang

ain't nuthin' but a thang is the alternative spelling of ain't nothing but a thang.

Meaning of ain't nothing but a thang

Interjection

ain't nothing but a thang

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) That particular thing or person is not important; it doesn't matter.
    • "Man, I don't see how you catch 'em. I ain't so brave." Flip confided to her partner. "Ah shit. Women? It ain't nothing but a thang."1975, Red Jordan Arobateau, The Bars Across Heaven, page 3

Questions about ain't nuthin' but a thang

What is ain't nuthin' but a thang the alternative spelling of?
Ain't nuthin' but a thang is the alternative spelling of ain't nothing but a thang.

Words near ain't nuthin' but a thang in the dictionary

  1. ain't
  2. ain't no bones about it
  3. ain't no shame in my game
  4. ain't no telling
  5. ain't nothing but a thang
  6. ain't nuthin' but a thang
  7. ain't that the truth
  8. ain't what it used to was
  9. ain'tcha
  10. aincha
  11. aincher

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