what for 

What For is a chastisement received by those who bother the givers of what for. What For is typically preceded by threatening gestures and followed by pain.

Ben was pissing me off, so I gave him what for.

what for by Saggy McPants November 29, 2006

what for 

What For is received by those who bother the givers of what for. What For is preceded by threatening gestures and followed by pain.

Ben was pissing me off, so I gave him what for.

what for by Saggy McPants November 28, 2006

what-for 

A form of retaliation/payback/retribution.

If your mother comes home drunk from the PTA meeting one more time I'm gonna give her the what-for (what-fer).

what-for by rolisk December 16, 2005

what for? 

1. an ethnic vietnamese mother's way of saying "why", usually said with a heavy vietnamese accent.

son: mom, im going out
mom: what for?

what for? by j.storm November 8, 2005

what-for 

A way to express the beating passed on and for a reason to another, or a reason to, weather it be true or false , give a much needed ass whooping.

Joseph stole rachels twenty dollars. and Rachel told james the 'what-for' giving james a reason to comence the ass wooping. Weather it be true or false.

what-for by james♥rachel May 6, 2017

What for? 

for what reason?

You're buying a new car? What for? Your old one is still in good shape.

What for? by Arminkshipper August 6, 2024

What for to drink? 

The way a drunk server might ask what you want to drink. No one says this consciously, yet it’s still been said many a time.

“What for to drink, ma’am?”
“Excuse me?”
“What for to drink?”
“Is that English?”

What for to drink? by What4 January 20, 2022