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Definition

Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.

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In Context

  • "2002, Sharon Elizabeth Doyle, "The Mother Hunt, Part 1", episode of A Nero Wolfe Mystery (teleplay). "What has that got to do with the price of eggs in Reykjavik?""
  • ""As to what all that has to do with the price of eggs, as they say, I'm not sure, which is why I called for a detour.""
  • ""And besides, the question had "nothing to do with the 'price of eggs'.""
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