whatevs

[ wuht-evz, wot‐, hwuht‐, hwot‐ ]

interjection

, Informal.

1. whatever:

   She didn't thank me, but whatevs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whatevs¹

First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening and alteration

Example Sentences

“Yes, I suppose as a lawmaker, he could, I don’t know, make a law, but that sounds like a lot of work. Despair — despair is so much more efficient. It reminds me of that sign on the subway: ‘If you see something, whatevs.

From New York Times

Laid-back lawn people in beach chairs justifying overpriced beers, because whatevs, it’s a festival.

From Seattle Times

Whatevs, simples, chillax, sumfin and Jafaican have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

From BBC

"We live in such a rankly dumb moment that there are Republicans running campaign ads with Vladimir Ilyich Lenin with members of Congress, and it's like 'OK, cool, whatevs,'," he claimed.

From Fox News

So I try to balance highballs’ unbuttoned appeal with a commitment to give them better than the “Whatevs!” approach they often get.

From Washington Post