whatevs

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of whatever + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Pronunciation

Interjection

whatevs

  1. (slang) Whatever.
    • 1996: "Dyer", in alt.skate-board, May 12 (Usenet)
      Lame post...whatevs
    • 2004, M. Sue Alexander, The Christian Fugitive, page 34:
      Mitzi’s squeezed eyes registered distate. “Whatevs!”
    • 2006, Michael Apostolina, Meri Strikes Back, page 75:
      “Whatevs,” he said, then he held up three fingers, which I realized was Bud's “cool” way of making a W.
    • 2007, Addie Johnson, The Little Book of Big Excuses: More Strategies and Techniques for Faking It, pages 136–137:
      And in the meantime, it’s probably just fine to eat some candy, slack off on your pushups, and hey, maybe even throw yourself a party for your half birthday. Or your cat’s half birthday. Whatevs.

Pronoun

whatevs

  1. (slang, rare) Whatever.
    • 2003, Adam Cole, Crashing America, page 52:
      Vin and I decided to chat it up—just for whatevs—with a couple of colored-up kids waiting to party.

Quotations

See also

  • w/e (Internet slang)

References

  • Peckham, Aaron (compiler) (2005) Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined, Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, →ISBN, page 331
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