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

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

He found ways of presenting human bodies in his videos that were utterly lifelike but in a kind of suspended state of neither here nor there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

But whether Jimmy's unconventional approach to his job works is ultimately neither here nor there, since that's not why the typical viewer is watching.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2023

I could go on, but that’s neither here nor there.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2022

But all that was neither here nor there.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor