what of it

interjection

So what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.

“Yes, I ate the last cookie. What of it?”

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Meanings

interjectionwhat of it?
  1. idiomaticSo what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.

    Yes, I ate the last cookie. What of it?

    1 more example

    "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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
so whatwhat does it matter

Translations

Dutch wat dan nog, nou en
  • wat dan nogso what
  • nou enso what
Finnish entä sitten, mitä sitten
  • entä sittenso what
  • mitä sittenso what
  • mitä väliäso what
German na und
  • na undso what
Hungarian na és
  • na ésso what
Italian e allora
  • e alloraso what
Polish co z tego?, no i co?
  • co z tego?so what
  • no i co?so what
  • no to co?so what
Portuguese e daí
  • e daíso what
Russian что с того́
  • что с того́ (što s tovó)so what
Turkish ne olmuş yani?
  • ne olmuş yani?so what
Cite this entry
APA

what of it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20of%20it

MLA

“what of it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20of%20it. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what of it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20of%20it.

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