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    [Phrase]  | "what if" 


    1: what will or would be the result if

    2: what does it matter if

    [Noun]  | "what-if" | \ ˌ(h)wät-ˈif \


    1: a suppositional question


    Origin: 1970 ;

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     [ "what-if" ]

    1: strange curiosity; eagerness to know something.

      * e.g.,  ... The boy is full of what-if; he is eager to wonder what the world would look like if he had senses other than the five senses. 

     [ "what the what" ]

    1: A popular phrase used by gumball in the TV kids show "the amazing world of gumball".

      * e.g.,  ... What the what, how'd you do that 

     [ "what-what?" ]

    1: Very old-fasioned upper-class British expression seeking agreement with whatever you've just said. Similar to "don't you think?"

      * e.g.,  ... She's a fine piece of totty, what-what? 

     [ "What the What?" ]

    1: Play on what the hell or WTF. Apparently coined by Tina Fey's Liz Lemon character on the tv sitcom 30 Rock. Somewhat sarcastic poke at tv language censor dubbing where over-dubbed audio often uses lame alternatives the actual swear word. What the fuck you motherfucker would be dubbed "What the frick you motherlover?!?"

      * e.g.,  ... Dude1: I just heard Michael Jackson died, Farrah Fawcett died and China blocked Twitter and Facebook. Too much! I can't believe it! 

     [ "What what" ]

    1: A signal of comradery given among gangstaz to symbolize brotherhood. That is, not to exclude womyn either.

      * e.g.,  ... Chant:  

     [ "what what" ]

    1: phrase made popular by rapper Noreaga or NORE. it can be used as a greeting like what up. or in a fight when you win, then get up in that bitches face and be like, what what!

      * e.g.,  ... what what homes! thizz is what it is 

     [ "what what" ]

    1: when you want to do it in the butt.

      * e.g.,  ... i said what what in the butt, i said what what in the butt, you wanna do it in my butt, in my butt, you wanna do it in my butt, in my butt, you wanna do it in my butt, in my butt, lets do it in the butt, OK. 

     [ "what what" ]

    1: A what what is a person who makes you wanna scrap them and say 'what' to them. A what what is an annoying prick who pisses you off daily.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at him, he's such a what what 

     [ "what-what?" ]

    1: used to annoyingly point out when you are better than someone.

      * e.g.,  ... i got a 77 on that test, what-what! 

     [ "what-what?" ]

    1: used to ask someone what they said or what was meant by a certain gesture

      * e.g.,  ... Cindy-your one ugly mutha @#!%$& 

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