what for

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
what for
    n 1: a strong reprimand
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "what for":
      ass-reaming, bawling-out, castigation, chastening, chastisement,
      chewing, condign punishment, correction, cussing-out, deserts,
      disciplinary measures, discipline, dressing, dressing-down, excuse,
      explanation, ferule, for which, for why, from what cause,
      going-over, how come, infliction, jacking-up, judgment,
      judicial punishment, nemesis, on what account, pains,
      pains and punishments, pay, payment, penal retribution, penalty,
      penology, pourquoi, pretense, pretext, punishment, punition,
      raking-down, rational ground, rationale, reaming, reaming-out,
      reason, reason for, reason why, retribution, retributive justice,
      roasting, scourge, setdown, speaking-to, stated cause, talking-to,
      the big idea, the idea, the whatfor, the wherefore, the why,
      underlying reason, well-deserved punishment, wherefore, why,
      whyever, whyfor

    

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