# nothing to see here

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nothing, to, see, here.
2. The event or situation is unremarkable or unimportant, and people should not pay undue attention to it.
3. A phrase used to dismiss or downplay an event, frequently implying that there is, in fact, something significant being hidden or covered up.

## Etymology
Derived from the police directive "Nothing to see here, move along," historically used to clear bystanders from crime or accident scenes. The phrase gained widespread recognition after its comedic use in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), where Frank Drebin (played by Leslie Nielsen) tries to defuse a chaotic scene by stating, "Move along! Nothing to see here!"

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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