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When you're not overwhelmed, or underwhelmed. You're just neutral.
"How are you, Ginger, my love, my dove, my fire?"

"Oh, fair strapping lad, I am whelmed, that is all."
whelmed by Jinjus August 7, 2007
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When you’re not feeling overwhelmed or underwhelmed.
“I’m feeling quite whelmed today, Jared.”
“But that’s not a word, Evan.”
Whelmed by TooGayToBeAPansexual September 24, 2021
I was perfectly whelmed by the attention I received on my birthday - gifts from my close friends and a nice dinner at home with family.

Chastity: I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?
Bianca: I think you can in Europe.

~ 10 Things I Hate about You
Whelmed by AllStrangeWonders November 20, 2010
It does NOT mean indifference. It means:

1. To be submerged, turned-over, or covered up. Or, more commonly,
2. To be so over-taken with emotion or excitement that one feels "turned upside down" or completely engulfed.

It does NOT mean "neutral" or BETWEEN "underwhelmed" and "overwhelmed". If anything, "whelmed" means to be overwhelmed or just slightly less excited than "overwhelmed".
I was whelmed by the majestic view on top of the mountain.

The dance was so whelming, I was almost overwhelmed.
Whelmed by NorCalBruin September 9, 2010
The state of neither being over- or under-whelmed.
Matt was no longer overwhelmed by the team; merely whelmed.
Whelmed by TBlanners December 13, 2016
a state of utter neutrality where one is neither under or over whelmed

can most commonly be used when a fact is given, intending to be interesting, but in fact is completely useless
Person 1: I found out something really interesting today

Person 2: oh yeah?

Person 1: The average person drinks four cups of tea per week

Person 2: I am whelmed by that information
whelmed by stigmato October 21, 2010