Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anyhow whack

/ˈɛnihaʊ ˈwɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: any-how whack
IPA: /ˈɛnihaʊ ˈwɛk/

32

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do something hastily or randomly without real consideration or planning.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see anyhow, whack.

Example Sentences

"Miss Loi always tells her students not to anyhow whack, stay calm and know thy approach before attempting each question."
"She also makes it her personal mission to advocate healthy eating to strangers she shares a table with at food courts. “(I do so because) I feel sorry for them. I used to be like them, ‘anyhow eat, anyhow whack’, never thinking of the consequences. Some will thank me, but some laugh it off,” she said."
"Imo some durians look the same. Today MSW $18, tomorrow it's $20. How do sellers decide the price? Like anyhow whack one."

Etymology

From anyhow (“carelessly”) + whack (“to attempt something blindly”, Singapore English), the latter a semantic loan from Malay hentam (“to strike; to do something carelessly”).

Synonyms

whack just whack

Questions

How do you pronounce anyhow whack?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛnihaʊ ˈwɛk/.
What does anyhow whack mean?: To do something hastily or randomly without real consideration or planning.
Where does anyhow whack come from?: From anyhow (“carelessly”) + whack (“to attempt something blindly”, Singapore English), the latter a semantic loan from Malay hentam (“to strike; to do something carelessly”).

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