adj
irregardless
Irregardless (adj) means Regardless; without taking something into account.
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Regardless; without taking something into account.
"Irregardless, ex-boyfriends are just off-limits to friends. I mean that's just, like, the rules of feminism."
— Tina Fey, Mean Girls (2004)
""Karsh said to get a picture - regardless or irregardless.""
— William P. McGivern, Alfred Hitchcock's Suspense Magazine (1957)
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Etymology
Probably a blend of irrespective + regardless. The word may also be analysed as ir- + regardless, as it is possible that the prefix ir- was added to amplify the negative in regardless just as plain negatives often did at the time the word came into use (and still do in dialects).
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What is the meaning of irregardless?
"irregardless" (adj) means regardless; without taking something into account.
