'what for' definitions:
Definition of 'what for'
(from WordNet)
noun
A strong reprimand
Synonyms of 'what for'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ass-reaming,
- bawling-out,
- castigation,
- chastening,
- chastisement,
- chewing,
- condign punishment,
- correction,
- cussing-out,
- deserts,
- disciplinary measures,
- discipline,
- dressing,
- dressing-down,
- excuse,
- explanation,
- ferule,
- for which,
- for why,
- from what cause,
- going-over,
- how come,
- infliction,
- jacking-up,
- judgment,
- judicial punishment,
- nemesis,
- on what account,
- pains,
- pains and punishments,
- pay,
- payment,
- penal retribution,
- penalty,
- penology,
- pourquoi,
- pretense,
- pretext,
- punishment,
- punition,
- raking-down,
- rational ground,
- rationale,
- reaming,
- reaming-out,
- reason,
- reason for,
- reason why,
- retribution,
- retributive justice,
- roasting,
- scourge,
- setdown,
- speaking-to,
- stated cause,
- talking-to,
- the big idea,
- the idea,
- the whatfor,
- the wherefore,
- the why,
- underlying reason,
- well-deserved punishment,
- wherefore,
- why,
- whyever,
- whyfor