Stan Cooper
Cartoon by Don Hunt
FUGEDABOUDIT
Fugedaboudit, an expressive word
In New York, where it’s most usually heard
What it expresses often depends
On just what its user at that moment intends
It could mean, for example, “Who ya kiddin?”
Or “What ya said should be forbidden”
Or, “If ya ain’t jokin
Ya gotta be smokin”
“No way, ya can’t be serious”
A dismissal that’s somewhat imperious
A rhythmic slang-y shortcut
Emotionally expressed
A colorful portrait
Expressed with much zest
Not found in a dictionary or a thesaurus
It’s Gotham’s esoteric linguistic chorus
©Copyright August 9, 2011 by Stan Cooper
Cartoon ©Copyright 2011 by Don Hunt
Author’s Note: The term “Gotham” is a New Yorkers old-timers synonym for the City Of New York…
