whatever
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4.7
- noun
- /wətˈɛvər/
- Informal
- Let's say twenty guys pushing really hard down the runway could do it, or twenty elephants or twenty whatevers.
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Watch on YouTubeI'll go build a whatever, a car hailing app.
- I'll go build a whatever, a car hailing app.
Examples
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A site for nerdy whatevers and random whatnots.
Blog text (16) -
Nezzer gives him a 'whatever' look and goes about his business.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's the "whatevers" that make the difference.
Blog text (32) -
I want my 4,000 whatevers back.
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"I'm going to take a quick look," Jane said, "for any last-minute whatevers."
Fiction book (2002) -
Your conclusion that we're Tea Party types or right-wing whatevers is so far off the mark as to be laughable.
Blog text (10) -
He has a collection of old books, magazines, and other whatevers lying around the house.
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When it comes to fashion, I often just pick up whatever looks good or feels comfortable, it’s all whatevers to me.
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She tossed her bag onto the table, filled with notebooks, snacks, and a few other whatevers from her day out.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person, thing, or event, no matter what it is
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5.5
Various small things kept together, such as pens and paper clips
5
9.9
A short informal word people say to show they do not care
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9.9
Anything at all used to refer to no particular item
Idioms
- Informal
2
9.2
Accept a belief or excuse that makes someone feel better, even if it is not true
How Dismissive
- Offensive
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9.5
- Offensive
133
9.9
- NSFW
- Archaic
1
9.9
- Informal
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4.7
- Slang
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9.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whatevers is a casual noun made from the pronoun whatever, used for a group of small or unimportant things. Because whatever already meant 'any thing', people started using whatevers like 'stuff' to talk about 'unspecified things'.