"whatevs" meaning in All languages combined

See whatevs on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈwɒtˌɛvz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʍɒtˌɛvz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwʌtˌɛvz/ (note: GR), [ˈwəɾˌɛvz] (note: GR) Audio: En-au-whatevs.ogg
Etymology: Clipping of whatever + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|whatever}} Clipping of whatever, {{af|en|-s<id:hypocoristic><pos:hypocoristic suffix>}} -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{en-interj}} whatevs
  1. (slang) Whatever. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-whatevs-en-intj-nLs-9Vtx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: watevs, whateves, whatevz

Pronoun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɒtˌɛvz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʍɒtˌɛvz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwʌtˌɛvz/ (note: GR), [ˈwəɾˌɛvz] (note: GR) Audio: En-au-whatevs.ogg
Etymology: Clipping of whatever + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|whatever}} Clipping of whatever, {{af|en|-s<id:hypocoristic><pos:hypocoristic suffix>}} -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} whatevs, {{en-pron}} whatevs
  1. (slang, rare) Whatever. Tags: rare, slang Related terms: w/e [Internet]
    Sense id: en-whatevs-en-pron-nLs-9Vtx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronouns, English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: watevs, whateves, whatevz

Alternative forms

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