ain't nothing but a thang

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ain't nothing but a thang

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) That particular thing or person is not important; it doesn't matter.
    • 1975, Red Jordan Arobateau, The Bars Across Heaven, page 3:
      "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."
    • 2006, Lawrence Christopher, Ghettoway Weekend, page 15:
      “Aw man, she ain't nothing but a thang.”
      “She wouldn't give you her number right?”
      “Man, I ain't sweatin' that chick. She ain't nothing but trouble.”
    • 2010, Chunichi, The Return of a Gangster's Girl, page 26:
      "I mean, if you're not interested, it ain't nothing but a thang, baby girl. Just let a nigga know."
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