Meanings
alternative watevs · alternative whateves · alternative whatevz
- slangWhatever.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:whatevs.
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[Subject:] Lame post...whatevs
1996: "Dyer", in alt.skate-board, May 12 (Usenet)Mitzi’s squeezed eyes registered distate. “Whatevs!”
2004, M. Sue Alexander, The Christian Fugitive, page 34“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 75And 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.
2007, Addie Johnson, The Little Book of Big Excuses: More Strategies and Techniques for Faking It, pages 136–137“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.”
2020 October 1, Ben Rodgers, “Crisis Point” (24:05 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Clipping of whatever + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
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whatevs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatevs
“whatevs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatevs. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whatevs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatevs.
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