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what for
noun as in punishment
Strong matches
noun as in reprimand
noun as in retribution
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Dreer would be sure to go to Josh and Penny'd get what-for; and then it would be good-bye, scholarship!
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We had the immortal cinch on him, and if he got fresh, two or three of us would pitch on him and give him "what-for."
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Give you a lot of invaluable suggestions as to how to mix up little 'what-for-you's.'
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You can take it from me that this is patent, double-extra-what-for.
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I think it's what-for and because that make it so much better.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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