I ain't worried 'bout nothin'
I want to know the meaning of this line. I found it in a song named fifth harmony.
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1Possible duplicate of Are double negatives proper English eg "I don't know nothing" – Andrew Leach Jun 22 '19 at 09:31
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"I ain't worried 'bout nothin'" has a meaning that has nothing to do with typical "double-negative". "You are worried 'bout nothin" means "You are worried, but there is nothing to worry about". "I ain't worried 'bout nothin'" can very well mean "I'm worried, and I have a good reason to be worried", totally different from the "double-negative" meaning "I don't worry about anything". – gnasher729 Dec 29 '20 at 22:51
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It is a common contraction and "corruption" of English. Actually one of a sociolect as pointed out. Ain't is the same as am not or aren't. and as the comment correctly points out 'bout is a contraction of about. It is not far from accurate in its usage since nuthin' here, a contraction of nothing, is used to mean anything. Such double negatives are usually a product of a smaller vocabulary or at least a more casual use of words.
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corruption of English is a misnomer here. There are many sociolects, and this is one of 'em. – Lambie Jun 22 '19 at 15:57