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jmdict 2762760 Active (id: 2300792)
なんて事 [sK] 何てこと [sK] 何て事 [sK]
なんてこと
1. [int] [uk]
▶ my goodness!
▶ good lord!
▶ holy cow!
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2845797 何てことない【なんてことない】 1. ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
  ⇐ see: 2845819 何てことのない【なんてことのない】 1. ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
  ⇐ see: 2106260 こった 1. (it is such) a thing



History:
7. A 2024-05-15 00:13:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Yes, probably false positives.
6. A* 2024-05-14 12:01:09  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
なんて事 	674178	21.5%
何てこと 	112707	3.6%
何て事   	35362	1.1%
なんてこと	2317974	73.8%
  Comments:
I think we can hideall the kanji forms here. First few hits on Google for "なんて事 are from jmdict. First real hit is ありえない」なんて事はありえないって英語でなんて言うの?
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -8,0 +10 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -11,0 +14 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
5. A 2022-10-04 07:53:44  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -19,3 +19,3 @@
-<gloss>My goodness!</gloss>
-<gloss>Good lord!</gloss>
-<gloss>Holy cow!</gloss>
+<gloss>my goodness!</gloss>
+<gloss>good lord!</gloss>
+<gloss>holy cow!</gloss>
4. A 2018-09-02 22:56:54  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-08-26 23:14:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
何て事	35362
何てこと	112707
なんてこと	2317974
なんて事	674178
  Diff:
@@ -4,0 +5,3 @@
+<keb>なんて事</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
@@ -5,0 +9,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>何て事</keb>
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