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Whelmed

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
by AllStrangeWonders November 20, 2010
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Whelmed

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.
by NorCalBruin September 9, 2010
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Whelmed

The state of neither being over- or under-whelmed.
Matt was no longer overwhelmed by the team; merely whelmed.
by TBlanners December 13, 2016
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Whelm

Verb. To Whelm. When someone or something is distinctly average and you are not moved by him/it at all.
You need to do more than just whelm them in your interview. You need to be unforgettable.

or

"How was that job candidate?"

"He was okay. I was whelmed."
by MammaLynn April 8, 2009
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Whelm

1. To be swept beneath by a wave.

2. (To be) the effect of experiencing something of mediocre quality ; -ing; -ed

3. Neither good nor bad, simply existing
The movie last night was completely whelming.

I thought I would be excited by the fair, but I was whelmed at best.
by Curtis Meyer March 13, 2008
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Jamie whelan

common house scum, blamed for all the shiite on earth and the chav family.
Dude: MAN! Ur such a jamie whelan. dont stab me!!
Jamie whelan:Die ill beat u with my ginger hair and my bros porn mag.

SMASH(sound of a jamie whelan smashing car window for cd player)
by Legend 21 May 6, 2005
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whelmed

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
by stigmato October 21, 2010
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