where's the beef

phrase

Where is the content? So what?

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Meanings

phrasewhere's the beef?
  1. USidiomaticWhere is the content? So what?

Origin

From a catchphrase in a 1980s television commercial for the fast food chain Wendy's.

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Translations

French et alors
  • et alorsso what
Cite this entry
APA

where's the beef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/where's%20the%20beef

MLA

“where's the beef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/where's%20the%20beef. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “where's the beef,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/where's%20the%20beef.

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