The neccesary means, often the financial means.
Fry- I'm pretty sure I didn't do it; I just don't have the wherewithall to defend myself.
by Grant P March 7, 2007
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I didn't have the wherewithall (sic) to pay for dinner.
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A word used to describe everything and anything. (See Pafoofnik) If you don't know Who, What, When, Where, Why, or what for, use a wherewithall.
"John's description of that color as gloopy was a wherewithall."
by Stan Klecha October 3, 2005
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