English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of whatever
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
whatev
- (informal) whatever
If you don't greet the customers when they enter the store, you are going to be fired! – Whatev.
2010, Nick McDonell, Twelve, Grove/Atlantic, Inc., →ISBN, page 95: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.”
2015, Leigh Santoro, Myself, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 87:With an air of complete insouciance, Raine remarked, “Whatev, Doc. I'm here all week.”
2015, Katie Macalister, The Importance of Being Alice, Penguin, →ISBN, page 8:“Whatev.” – “Really, Bertie? Whatev? You can't even be bothered to add the last syllable?”
Usage notes[edit]
Usage of this form generally indicates complete apathy.
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