whatev

W4H4A1T1E1V4
US/wʌtˈɛv/US[wʌɾˈɛv]UK/wɒˈtɛv/

interjection

whatever

“If you don't greet the customers when they enter the store, you are going to be fired! – Whatev.”

RareScrabble 15

Meanings

interjection
  1. informalwhatever

    If you don't greet the customers when they enter the store, you are going to be fired! – Whatev.

    3 more examples

    She grins, and Andrew laughs. “Whatev.” “Whatev?” “Word.” “You mean, like, let's g?” “No go's already short enough, you don't need to abbreviate it.”

    2010, Nick McDonell, Twelve, Grove/Atlantic, Inc., →ISBN, page 95

    With an air of complete insouciance, Raine remarked, “Whatev, Doc. I'm here all week.”

    2015, Leigh Santoro, Myself, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 87

    “Whatev.” – “Really, Bertie? Whatev? You can't even be bothered to add the last syllable?”

    2015, Katie Macalister, The Importance of Being Alice, Penguin, →ISBN, page 8

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

Translations

Dutch boeie
  • boeiewhatever
Cite this entry
APA

whatev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatev

MLA

“whatev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatev. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whatev,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatev.

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