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what of it

what of it interjection: so what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic) So what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.
    • Yes, I ate the last cookie. What of it?
    • "Hiram took my snowballs."
      "Aw, what of it, kid?" sneered the bully. "There's lots more snow. Make yourself another set and see what you can do."1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine

Questions about what of it

What does what of it mean?
What of it means so what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.
What part of speech is what of it?
What of it is an interjection.

Words near what of it in the dictionary

  1. what not
  2. what now
  3. what number
  4. what o'clock is it
  5. what of
  6. what of it
  7. what price
  8. what say
  9. what say you
  10. what seems to be the problem
  11. what should I do

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