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anyhow whack

verb
/ˈɛnihaʊ ˈwɛk/

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”).

Definitions

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

    • Miss Loi always tells her students not to anyhow whack, stay calm and know thy approach before attempting each question.
    • Imo some durians look the same. Today MSW $18, tomorrow it's $20. How do sellers decide the price? Like anyhow whack one.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA