(exp., v.) The most common word of Profanese. It can:

a) tell someone to not worry about something
b) tell someone to forget about something
c) tell someone to stop talking
d) be a response to how you doin'?
e) be a response to you talkin' ta me?
f) comfort a distressed person

What New Yorkers say to each other in moments of exasperation/resignation.

(Pronunciation varies according to borough.)