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どうってことありません。

I know it means It was nothing.

But, what is どうって?

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    Need more context.「って」could be a colloquial topic marker.「どうって」could mean "speaking of how..." – Jimmy Yang Mar 4 at 8:08
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  • どうってことない
  • どうってことありません
  • どうと言うこともない
  • etc.

are all variations of a set phrase meaning "it's nothing" "it's no big deal". Here どう is just the usual question word and って or と the usual quoting particle. Literally the phrase means that it is not something you would ask/enquire about by saying どう.

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