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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread what for? #33999 06/28/01 08:12 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth OP old hand OP belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin Fooling about the other day, as you do, I told someone I'd give them what for, meaning that I'll swipe them one. I'm not sure I heard it correctly back then, so is this turn of phrase generally known? Where does it come from? I wonder if it might pertain to a person getting whacked and then saying 'Oww, what for?!'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted what for? belligerentyouth 06/28/01 08:12 AM Re: what for? doc_comfort 06/28/01 09:07 AM Re: what for? Sparteye 06/28/01 12:31 PM Re: what for? belligerentyouth 06/28/01 01:09 PM Re: what for? Faldage 06/28/01 01:13 PM Re: what for? wwh 06/28/01 01:25 PM Re: what for? nikeblack 06/28/01 05:52 PM Re: what for? WhitmanO'Neill 06/28/01 11:17 PM Re: what for? Jackie 06/29/01 01:38 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,975 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,872 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,944 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,952 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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