what's up
what's up phrase: what’s the matter? What is the problem? What is wrong?
Phrase
what's up?
- What’s the matter? What is the problem? What is wrong?
- You're looking a bit miserable. What's up?
- I got a call saying to come straight away. What's up?
- What's happening? What are you doing?
- Hey, what's up? – Not much, just working.
- Synonyms:
- what's happening, what's going on, what's new, what's the haps
- A casual greeting with a meaning similar to hi or nice to meet you.
- Hey, what's up? – Hey! Good to see you.
what's up meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Nepali
what's up in Marathi
- What’s happening? What are you doing?
- काय चाललं आहे? kāy cālla āhe?
what's up in Urdu
- What’s happening? What are you doing?
- کیا ہو رہا ہے؟ kyā ho raha hai
- How are you?
- کیا حال ہے؟ kyā hāl hai, کیا خبر kyā-xabar
what's up in Bengali
- How are you?
- কী খবর ki khobōr
what's up in Nepali
- How are you?
- तिमीलाई कस्तो छ timīlāī kasto cha, के छ ke cha
More languagesFewer languages
- what's up in Tagalog
- ano'ng meron, ano'ng problema, ano'ng balita, kumusta
- what's up in Indonesian
- ada apa, apa kabar
- what's up in Persian
- چه خبر؟ če xabar
- what's up in Thai
- ว่าไง
- what's up in Vietnamese
- sao vậy, gì vậy
Synonyms of what's up
Forms of what's up
| alternative form | wassup |
|---|---|
| alternative form | what up |
| alternative form | waz up |
| alternative form | wazzup |
| alternative form | whassup |
| alternative form | wuzzup |
| alternative form | wussup |
| alternative form | sup |
| alternative form | wa'up |
| alternative form | swa'up |
| alternative form | 'sup |
| alternative form | wsp |
Origin of what's up
Popularized by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny as part of his catchphrase “Eh... What’s up, doc?”, as early as 1940. Originally a common greeting from Bugs Bunny creator Tex Avery's neighborhood in Taylor, Texas.
Words formed from what's up
Words that rhyme with what's up
Questions about what's up
- What does what's up mean?
- What's up means what’s the matter? What is the problem? What is wrong?
- What is what's up in Marathi?
- What's up in Marathi is काय चाललं आहे? (kāy cālla āhe?). See What's up meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is what's up?
- What's up is a phrase.
Words near what's up in the dictionary
Source and license
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