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wut

US/wʌt/

wut interjection: what, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This phrase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture.

Interjection

wut

  1. (Internet, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling) What, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This phrase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture.

Words formed from wut

Words that rhyme with wut

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Questions about wut

What does wut mean?
Wut means what, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This phrase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture.
What part of speech is wut?
Wut is an interjection.
How do you pronounce wut?
Wut is pronounced /wʌt/ (US).

Words near wut in the dictionary

  1. wustites
  2. WUSTL
  3. Wusu
  4. Wusuli
  5. Wusun
  6. wut
  7. Wutai
  8. Wutaian
  9. wuth
  10. wuther
  11. wuthered

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