WHAT'S UP? | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of what's up? in English

what's up?

phrase Add to word list Add to word list used to ask what is wrong: You seem upset. What's up?What's up with What's up with Jo? Is she OK? What's up with Dad this evening? He's in a terrible mood. You aren't usually here this early. What's up? Why aren't you eating? What's up? used to ask what is happening, often as a way of greeting someone: What's up, guys?What's up with So, what's up with you? Let me know how the job's going. Hi, man. What's up? What's up? Wanna come out with us tonight? Hi there, Jo. What's up? See also up adverb (HAPPENING OR WRONG)

what's up?

idiom   informal used to ask someone what the problem is: What's up - why does everyone look so serious?what's up with What's up with Terry? (also wassup?, whassup?) used as a friendly greeting and to ask someone how they are and what is happening: What's up, bro? How are you doing? Wrong

• aberrant
• aberrantly
• abnormal
• amiss
• anomalous
• false
• false impression
• false negative
• false positive
• falsely
• iniquitously
• iniquity
• invalidly
• irregularly
• liberal
• untenable
• wrongheaded
• wrongheadedly
• wrongly
• X, x

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Welcoming, greeting & greetings (Definition of what's up? from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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what’s up

idiom Add to word list Add to word list infml used for asking how someone is or what someone has been doing: "Hi, Chuck, what’s up?" "Nothing much." (Definition of what's up? from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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