Synonyms for neither here or there


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : heer
Phonetic Transcription : hɪər

Top 10 synonyms for neither here or there Other synonyms for the word neither here or there

Définition of neither here or there

Origin :
  • Old English her "in this place, where one puts himself," from Proto-Germanic pronomial stem *hi- (from PIE *ki- "this;" see he) + adverbial suffix -r. Cognate with Old Saxon her, Old Norse, Gothic her, Swedish här, Middle Dutch, Dutch hier, Old High German hiar, German hier.
  • Phrase here today and gone tomorrow first recorded 1680s in writings of Aphra Behn. Here's to _____ as a toast is from 1590s, probably short for here's health to _____. In vulgar speech, this here as an adjective is attested from 1762. To be neither here nor there "of no consequence" attested from 1580s. Here we go again as a sort of verbal roll of the eyes is attested from 1950. Noun phrase here and now "this present life" is from 1829.
  • As in neither here nor there : adj irrelevant
  • As in neither here nor there : adv unimportant
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