what-if


what-if

n informal a hypothetical question; speculation: one of the great what-ifs of modern history.

what-if

(ˈʰwʌtˈɪf, ˈʰwɒt-, ˈwʌt-, ˈwɒt-)
adj. 1. hypothetical: a what-if scenario. n. 2. a hypothetical case or situation. [1980–85]