whole nother

whole nother
whole nother
US informal : completely different

That's a whole nother story/issue. [=that's a whole other story/issue; that's a story/issue that is completely different from the one we have been talking about]

He has taken his performance to a whole nother level. [=to a completely different and much higher level]

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Main Entry:nother
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whole nother — see nother
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Main Entry:whole

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