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what's the deal

what's the deal phrase: what happened, is happening, or is going to happen? Why did something happen or is someone acting a certain way?

Phrase

what's the deal?

  1. (slang) What happened, is happening, or is going to happen? Why did something happen or is someone acting a certain way?

Questions about what's the deal

What does what's the deal mean?
What's the deal means what happened, is happening, or is going to happen? Why did something happen or is someone acting a certain way?
What part of speech is what's the deal?
What's the deal is a phrase.

Words near what's the deal in the dictionary

  1. what's the betting
  2. what's the big idea
  3. what's the crack
  4. what's the craic
  5. what's the damage
  6. what's the deal
  7. what's the difference
  8. what's the good of
  9. what's the haps
  10. what's the matter
  11. what's the scam

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