FO' WHAT? - PIDGIN Dictionary
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FO' WHAT?
(fo WOT), interrogative phrase (variant of English “for what”)
Why (should I)? What is to be gained?
Example:
Ma, please, lemme drop my mat’ class. FO’ WHAT I need trigonometry?
Submitted by Irene from Waipiʻo Gentry, Oʻahu (Submit yo' own)
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FO' WHAT?
1. Posing the question ‘What?’
2. Posing the question ‘Why?’
3. The double question of ‘What/Why?’, created by an early pidgin philosopher, most likely a parent pondering a dubious offer from one of her/his offspring?
Example:
Eh, Mom, so I was talkin’ stories with Keone and we was wondering if we could take the car out da West Side. Fo’ what? How come Keone no can drive his car he stay working on all da time and who you know on the West Side stay so urgent for go see.
Submitted by Jason from Hilo, Hawaiʻi (Submit yo' own)
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FO' WHAT?
1. What does that matter?
Examples:
a. FO’ WHAT you like do widout telling da kolohe brada dat stay in da hale da whole trut an nuting but da trut.
b. You like jankenpo FO’ WHAT stay in da hale that stay hauna from da kine dat sombudy went leave inside, an now we hafta move da kine plenty quick fo da hale get mo bettah.
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2. What makes this special?
Examples:
a. I no can figa out FO WHAT does it matta if da tita no stay fo find out about all da kine stuff we went go find in da hale ova dea.
b. Dats all bra, FO’ WHAT she going make in da hale if she no can find nating fo cook fo da kanes who stay plenty hungry an like go kaukau now.
Submitted by Frank from Kailua, Oʻahu (Submit yo' own)
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