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what of it?
What of it?
Inf. What does it matter?; Why treat it as if it were important?; Why do you think that this is any of your business? (A bit contentious.) John: I hear you've been having a little trouble at the office. Bob: What of it? Sue: You missed a spot shaving. Fred: What of it?
what of it?
Also, what's it to you? What does it matter? Also, how does it concern or interest you? For example, I know I don't need another coat but what of it?-I like this one, or What's it to you how many hours I sleep at night? The first term, a synonym of so what, dates from the late 1500s; the second, another way of saying "mind your own business," dates from the early 1900s.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Noga | | - | Hebrew |
Lado | | - | Georgian |
Lovisa | | loo-VEE-sah | Swedish |
Febe | | FE-be (Italian) | Dutch, Spanish, Italian |
Mee | | [mi:] | |
Orabela | | o-rah-BE-lah | Esperanto |