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what fors

what fors is the plural of what for.

Meaning of what for

Noun

what for (plural what fors)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, usually) An unspecified punishment or rebuke.
    • When your dad gets home, he'll give you (a) what for.

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Questions about what fors

What is what fors the plural of?
What fors is the plural of what for.

Words near what fors in the dictionary

  1. what does … mean
  2. what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
  3. what else is new
  4. what foot the shoe is on
  5. what for
  6. what fors
  7. what gives
  8. what go round come round
  9. what goes
  10. what goes around comes around
  11. what goes on

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