〜なんて
Something like (belittling) 〜なんて
Meaning
Dismisses or belittles — "something like ~", "the very idea of ~". Can also express surprise.
Formation
[noun] + なんて · [plain form] + なんて
Notes
Carries an attitude: contempt (勉強なんて嫌いだ), modesty (私なんて…), or astonishment (彼が来るなんて). It is the colloquial cousin of など. Neutral listing takes とか or や instead.
Examples
掃除（そうじ）なんてしたくありません。
Cleaning? I do not want to do that.
Breakdown
彼（かれ）が来（く）るなんて、思（おも）いませんでした。
I never imagined he would come. (surprise)
Breakdown
私（わたし）なんて、まだまだです。
Someone like me still has a long way to go. (modesty)
Breakdown
そんなことを言（い）うなんてひどいです。
Saying a thing like that is awful.
Breakdown
一人（ひとり）で行（い）くなんて危（あぶ）ないですよ。
Going alone — that is dangerous.
Breakdown
⚠️ Often confused with
〜しか〜ない
Only 〜しか〜ない
"Only ~" — expresses limitation, with a nuance of "nothing but / not enough". MUST be used...
〜だけ
Only / just だけ
"Only / just ~" — neutral limitation. Unlike しか, だけ goes with an AFFIRMATIVE verb and...
[数量]＋も / [数量]＋しか〜ない
Quantity + も / しか
Colours a quantity as large (も, "as many as") or small (しか〜ない, "only").
〜てばかりいる
Do nothing but 〜てばかりいる
Criticises a repeated action — "does nothing but ~", "is always ~ing".
〜だらけ
Covered in 〜だらけ
"Covered in ~", "full of ~" — an unpleasant abundance.
〜きり
Ever since / only 〜きり
Two uses: "and that was the last of it" after a past verb, and "just / only" after a noun.
〜限り（は）
As long as 〜限り（は）
"As long as ~", "as far as ~" — the condition under which the statement holds.
〜ない限り
Unless / so long as not 〜ない限り
"Unless ~", "so long as ~ does not happen".
〜に限らず
Not limited to 〜に限らず
"Not just ~", "not limited to ~".
〜に限って
Of all times 〜に限って
"Of all times / of all people ~"; also "~ alone would never".
〜に限る
Nothing beats 〜に限る
"Nothing beats ~", "~ is the best thing".
〜をもって
As of (formal) 〜をもって
"As of ~", "with ~", "by means of ~" — a formal boundary or instrument.
〜に至るまで
Extending even to 〜に至るまで
"Extending all the way to ~", "down to even ~" — the range reaches an extreme.