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Definition of What For
What For
interjection
- Telling someone off; pointing out what the other person did wrong; a confrontation; i.e. giving someone what for
Example.
Person 1: ...Then, he said I was the idiot.
Person 2: He actually said that to you?
Person 1: Yeah, I was shocked!
Person 2: Well, if it were me, I'd have given him what for!Last edited on Apr 28 2014. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 28 2014.
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Other terms relating to 'for': | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: attracted to young males. | |
| Definitions include: return on one's money spent. | |
| Definitions include: to be homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "best friend(s) for life". | |
| Definitions include: a phrase used in reference to someone under the influence of opiates who keeps nodding off with their mouth open, as it resembles performing fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: so compatible that even the known bugs of product A were replicated in the "bug-for-bug compatible" product B. | |
| Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something. | |
| Definitions include: to need to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: to be excited about. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit (noisily). | |
| Definitions include: the person is going to be in trouble. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: fat. | |
Other terms relating to 'what': | |
| Definitions include: an attractive female who is likely an actress, model, whatever | |
| Definitions include: "Could you repeat yourself?" | |
| Definitions include: to work as advertised. | |
| Definitions include: "Could you repeat that?" or "I don't understand." | |
| Definitions include: "do what I mean". | |
| Definitions include: "from what I understand". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "for what it's worth". | |
| Definitions include: to hit. | |
| Definitions include: to reprimand. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "head mother fucker what's in charge". | |
| Definitions include: "What did you say?" | |
| Definitions include: go ahead and do that, even though I don't agree. | |
| Definitions include: an expression of empathy or simple understanding. | |
| Definitions include: statement of resigned acceptance. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "if you know what I mean and I think you do". | |
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