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What for

Synonyms for "what for" (69 found)

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Informal (5)

Noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(2 words)

setdown talking-to

Adv, slang(1 words)

General use (64)

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Noun, verb(11 words)

discipline excuse scourge dressing pretext rebuke chewing deserts chastening ferule reaming

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Noun(15 words)

judgment pretense explanation correction penalty punishment infliction retribution rationale castigation chastisement penology dressing-down punition going-over

Name, noun(2 words)

payment nemesis

Adv, intj, noun, verb(1 words)

Adv, conj, noun(1 words)

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jacking-up raking-down reaming-out speaking-to for which from what cause on what account pourquoi

Adverb(2 words)

whyever for why

Adv, noun(1 words)

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