anyhow whack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do something hastily or randomly without real consideration or planning.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see anyhow, whack.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛnihaʊ ˈwɛk/ [ˈɛ˧.ni˦.haʊ˦ ˈwɛk̚˦] [-˦˧]

Word forms

anyhow whack

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
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