apropos of nothing

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apropos of nothing

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  1. Without reference to anything.
  2. Without any apparent reason or purpose.

    Similar: without rhyme or reason

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phrase without any apparent reason or purpose

Portuguêsdo nada, a troco de nada, de repente
Русскийни с того́ ни с сего́ ni s tovó ni s sevó

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"apropos of nothing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apropos%20of%20nothing.

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@misc{apropos_of_nothing_2026,
  title = {apropos of nothing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apropos%20of%20nothing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}