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whaddup

whaddup is the alternative spelling of what's up.

Meaning of what's up

Phrase

what's up?

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, with-up) What’s the matter? What is the problem? What is wrong?
    • You're looking a bit miserable. What's up?
  2. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, with-up) What's happening? What are you doing?
    • Hey, what's up? – Not much, just working.
  3. (colloquial, rhetoric) A casual greeting with a meaning similar to hi or nice to meet you.
    • Hey, what's up? – Hey! Good to see you.

Questions about whaddup

What is whaddup the alternative spelling of?
Whaddup is the alternative spelling of what's up.

Words near whaddup in the dictionary

  1. whaddayer
  2. whaddie
  3. whaddies
  4. whaddo
  5. Whaddon
  6. whaddup
  7. whaddya
  8. whadidya
  9. whadiya
  10. whadja
  11. Whadjuk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whaddup (page history and authors); what's up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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