Definitions

neither here nor there

ADJECTIVE

irrelevant

Synonyms

WEAK

beside the point extraneous immaterial impertinent inconsequential not connected with not germane not pertaining to off the point off the topic pointless trivial unconnected unimportant

ADVERB

unimportant

Synonyms

WEAK

beside the point immaterial impertinent inapplicable irrelevant nonessential not at issue nothing to do with the case off the subject unessential

Example Sentences

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But that Musk is just another layer of fraud is neither here nor there.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

That is a film I would absolutely watch, but I suppose that’s neither here nor there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

She added that "the exact amount of maternity pay in my view is neither here nor there."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

That the songs are good to begin with — chunky, hooky, belty, dancy — is neither here nor there; they generally are, in shows like this, or there would be no audience to pander to.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

But all that was neither here nor there.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor