Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whatevs

/ˈwɒtˌɛvz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: what-evs
IPA: /ˈwɒtˌɛvz/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Slang

pron

Slang

Example Sentences

"[Subject:] Lame post...whatevs"
"Mitzi’s squeezed eyes registered distate. “Whatevs!”"
"“Whatevs,” he said, then he held up three fingers, which I realized was Bud's “cool” way of making a W."
"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."
"“Hey, nerd, we're going to go stare at the warp core. You want to...? Whoa. You okay?” “(high-pitched) Yeah.” “All right, whatevs. Hey. Good luck with the interview. You're gonna do great.”"
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:whatevs."

Etymology

Clipping of whatever + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈwɒtˌɛvz/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

watevs (alternative) whateves (alternative) whatevz (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

w/e whatev whatevers

Questions

How do you pronounce whatevs?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒtˌɛvz/.
What does whatevs mean?: Whatever.
Where does whatevs come from?: Clipping of whatever + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

How to pronounce whatevs

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