whatevs
/ˈwʌtˌɛvz/UK/ˈwɒtˌɛvz/
whatevs interjection: whatever.
Interjection
- Whatever.
- [Subject:] Lame post...whatevs1996: "Dyer", in alt.skate-board, May 12 (Usenet)
- Mitzi’s squeezed eyes registered distate. “Whatevs!”2004, M. Sue Alexander, The Christian Fugitive, page 34
Pronoun
whatevs
- Whatever.
- Vin and I decided to chat it up—just for whatevs—with a couple of colored-up kids waiting to party.2003, Adam Cole, Crashing America, page 52
Examples of whatevs in a sentence
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:whatevs.
- “Whatevs,” he said, then he held up three fingers, which I realized was Bud's “cool” way of making a W.2006, Michael Apostolina, Meri Strikes Back, page 75:
- You okay?” “(high-pitched) Yeah.” “All right, whatevs.2020 October 1, Ben Rodgers, “Crisis Point” (24:05 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Beckett...
Forms of whatevs
| alternative form | watevs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | whateves |
| alternative form | whatevz |
Origin of whatevs
Clipping of whatever + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
Questions about whatevs
- What does whatevs mean?
- Whatevs means whatever.
- How do you use whatevs in a sentence?
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:whatevs.
- What part of speech is whatevs?
- Whatevs can be an interjection or a pronoun.
- How do you pronounce whatevs?
- Whatevs is pronounced /ˈwɒtˌɛvz/ (UK).
Words near whatevs in the dictionary
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