none of your business
NUN uv yor BIZ-ness
nʌn əv jɔːr ˈbɪznɪsListen
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a direct assertion of personal privacy, declaring that the speaker regards a particular matter as outside the scope of the questioner's legitimate interest or concern; the phrase establishes a boundary between information one is willing to share and information one considers private, and it does so without explanation or apology — unlike polite deflections, it names the privacy claim directly and without ambiguity; it reflects the liberal principle that individuals have domains of life — personal relationships, health, finances, beliefs, and choices — that are protected from social scrutiny and that they are not obligated to make transparent even when others are curious; in democratic theory, the right to say none of your business to the state is a foundational civil liberty, though its scope is perpetually contested
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