anyhow whack

== English == === Etymology === From anyhow (“carelessly”) +‎ whack (“to attempt something blindly”, Singapore English), the latter a semantic loan from Malay hentam (“to strike; to do something carelessly”). === Pronunciation === (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈɛnihaʊ ˈwɛk/, [ˈɛ˧.ni˦.haʊ˦ ˈwɛk̚˦], [-˦˧] === Verb === anyhow whack (usually invariable) (Singapore, Singlish) To do something hastily or randomly without real consideration or planning. Synonyms: (Singlish) whack, just whack (Singapore, Singlish) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see anyhow,‎ whack.