"what does it matter" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-so what.ogg [Australia], en-us-so what.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} what does it matter
  1. (colloquial, rhetorical question, impolite) A reply indicating uncaring. Tags: colloquial, impolite, rhetoric Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Synonyms: big deal, meh, whatever, who cares, whoopee do, so what, what of it
    Sense id: en-what_does_it_matter-en-intj-z3r9RsSd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for what does it matter meaning in English (1.6kB)

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