apropos of nothing

== English == === Phrase === apropos of nothing Without reference to anything. Without any apparent reason or purpose. ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes used in conversation to introduce a comment that has no bearing on the current subject (or to humorously feign the absence of an obvious connection). ==== Synonyms ==== (without any apparent reason or purpose): without rhyme or reason ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== à propos de bottes non sequitur