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WHAT FOR

Pronunciation (US):

• WHAT FOR (noun)
The noun WHAT FOR has 1 sense:

1. a strong reprimand

Familiarity information: WHAT FOR used as a noun is very rare.

• WHAT FOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A strong reprimand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("what for" is a kind of...):

rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)

"Brain is better than brawn."
(English proverb)
"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future."
(Native American proverb, Lumbee)
"I taught him archery everyday, and when he got good at it he throw an arrow at me."
(Arabic proverb)
"Life is just as long as the time it takes for someone to pass by a window."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Pronunciation of reprimand
Meaning of reproof
Meaning of reprehension
Meaning of rebuke
Meaning of reproval

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