what of it

English

Pronunciation

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Interjection

what of it?

1. (idiomatic) So what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.

   Yes, I ate the last cookie. What of it?

   • 1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, chapter 1, in Baseball Joe on the School Nine:

     "Hiram took my snowballs."
     "Aw, what of it, kid?" sneered the bully. "There's lots more snow. Make yourself another set and see what you can do."

Translations

so what

• Dutch: wat dan nog, nou en (nl)
• Finnish: entä sitten, mitä sitten; mitä väliä
• Hungarian: na és
• Italian: e allora
• Portuguese: e daí (pt)
• Russian: что с того́ (što s tovó)

Further reading

• “what of it”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “what of it”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “so what ​what of it” (US) / “so what ​what of it” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “what of it” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “so what, what of it”, in Collins English Dictionary.