whateverism noun3 •(rare) A belief in whatever; apathy, nothingarianism.Most religious communities' central problem is not teen rebellion but teenagers' benign “whateverism.” — 2005 •An adherence to the Two Whatevers: We will resolutely uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made, and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao gave. •Synonym of ism (an ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism)[Terrence] Malick’s ponderously poetic whateverism informs the pacing here, although writer-director David Lowery’s 90-minute mood piece is certainly a bit tighter. — 2017 formswhateverisms