what of it

English

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Interjection

(idiomatic) So what? Who cares? Expresses disinterest, disregard or lack of concern.
Yes, I ate the last cookie. What of it?
- 1912, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Baseball Joe on the School Nine Chapter 1
  "Hiram took my snowballs."
  
  "Aw, what of it, kid?" sneered the bully. "There's lots more snow. Make yourself another set and see what you can do."

Translations

so what

Dutch: wat dan nog, nou en (nl)
Finnish: entä sitten, mitä sitten; mitä välii

Portuguese: e daí (pt)
Russian: что с того́ (što s tovó)

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