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A meaningless word used by incompetent parents when asked "Why?" by a small child, or a frustrated teenager. An involuntary indication of the lack of intellect behind making unfair, unreasonable, contradictory and arbitrary decisions without any rational analysis, and showing an inferiority complex which refuses to be swayed by logic or precedent (cf. "Because I said so!").
"But I played at Tom's house last week and got home in time for dinner like you said I should, so why not today."

"Anywhy."
Anywhy by Eggy Crevice July 30, 2023

Oh no anyway 

The suggested response when someone says something that you honestly couldn’t care less about

Or when your so used to things going to shit and once a new cataclysmic event happens the only natural reaction is this “oh no, anyway…”
Girl: Oh my boyfriend just died

Me: “Oh no, anyway”

*president gets arrested and raped in prison*

Vice President: oh no, Anyway…

*something horrible occurs*

Anybody: oh no, anyway

Oh no anyway
Oh no anyway by R8m8b8 yaya August 22, 2022

so-anyway 

used by speaker/writer to indicate that he/she is getting to the point
We met at the airport, thinking each other had the tickets, which caused a frantic luggage search and a crazy cab ride back to the hotel through rush-hour traffic.... So-anyway, yes, we made the flight.

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.

The truth that is spoken in the bee movie
Person 1: Tell me the truth already!
Person 2: Fine! Ahem... According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.

i can't believe you searched this! don't you have anything better to do?? anyway, this is something people type when they are super bored (and/or super dumb) and want to see what happens when they type exactly what is already in the search bar. 

This is the definition of Type any word... this indicates that if you somehow found this definition for a definition that, you are indeed insane.
I can't believe you searched this! Don't you have anything better to do?? Anyway, this is something people type when they are super bored (And/or super dumb) and want to see what happens when they type exactly what is already in the search bar. is the def

Um, chile anyways so.... 

Nicki Minaj was the one who came up with this statement. Basically when somebody says something irrelevant or weird you can use this to pretend you didn't see it.
Sarah: Thats why yo momma dead-

Ashley: ._. Um, chile anyways so.......
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