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I did not move to New York with a plan. The first time I moved to New York, I just popped up. My sister was living here in New York. I just popped up. She had her baby and a husband, and I just popped up. 'Hey, what's up? I got $200 and dreams. Let's do this.'
Hannibal Buress

Meaning of "what's up?" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHAT'S UP?

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WHAT DOES WHAT'S UP? MEAN IN ENGLISH?

What's up

What's up may refer to: ▪ What's Up?, a Lerner and Loewe musical ▪ "What's Up?", a song by 4 Non Blondes ▪ What's Up!, a Swedish boyband ▪ What'z Up?, a 1994 TV show...

Definition of what's up? in the English dictionary

The definition of what's up? in the dictionary is what is the matter?. Other definition of what's up? is what is happening?.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHAT'S UP?

what the doctor ordered
what you will
what-d´ye-call-her
what-d´ye-call-him
what-d´ye-call-it
what-d´you-call-it
what-for
what-ho
what-if
what´s the odds?
what´s what
what´s your poison?
what´s yours?
what´s-her-name
what´s-his-name
what´s-its-name
whata
whataboutery
whatabouts
whatchamacallit

Synonyms and antonyms of what's up? in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «what's up?» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHAT'S UP?

Find out the translation of what's up? to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of what's up? from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «what's up?» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

这是怎么回事?
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Qué pasa ?
570 millions of speakers

English

what´s up?
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्या हो रहा है ?
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ما الأمر؟
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

как дела ?
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o que está acontecendo ?
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কি খবর?
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quoi de neuf ?
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

apa khabar?
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Was ist los ?
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

何次第です?
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무슨 일 이죠 ?
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ono opo?
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gì thế?
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்ன விஷயம்?
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काय झालं?
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

naber?
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cosa succede ?
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

o co chodzi?
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

як справи ?
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Care-i treaba ?
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τι συμβαίνει ;
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wat gaan aan?
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vad är det?
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hva skjer?
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of what's up?

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHAT'S UP?»

The term «what's up?» is very widely used and occupies the 20.383 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHAT'S UP?» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about what's up?

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QUOTES WITH «WHAT'S UP?»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word what's up?.
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Hannibal Buress
I did not move to New York with a plan. The first time I moved to New York, I just popped up. My sister was living here in New York. I just popped up. She had her baby and a husband, and I just popped up. 'Hey, what's up? I got $200 and dreams. Let's do this.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHAT'S UP?»

Discover the use of what's up? in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to what's up? and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
What's Up, America?: A Foreigner's Guide to Understanding ...
"If this is the land of the free, why are there so many rules? What is American food besides hamburgers and hot dogs? How does the health care system work? How do we judge if an American is just being friend or truly being a friend?
Diane Asitimbay, 2009
2
What's Up With Jody Barton?
Something BIG. Told with the trademark warmth and laugh-out-loud humour of the much-loved Lottie Biggs books, this is a book that will make you think, with a gobsmacking twist you won't believe. Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards 2012.
Hayley Long, 2012
3
What's Up with My Family?
Like previous books in the series, What’s Up with My Family? is packed with tips, tools, quotes, quizzes, and other fun features that complement the character narratives.
Annie Fox, 2011
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What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites
Little siblings of Duck and Goose fans rejoice! The stars of the bestselling Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose return in this board book for preschoolers, this time, to introduce basic opposites.
Tad Hills, 2011
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What's Up with Catalonia?: The Causes Which Impel Them to ...
The rest of the world and even Spain were caught by surprise, but the events unfolding in Barcelona have been a long time coming.In this new book, 35 experts explore Catalonia's history, economics, politics, language, and culture, in order ...
Liz Castro, 2013
6
What's Up: Vocabulary for Those New to America
My idea for this book and its intended audience is the awareness and use of expressions by typical Americans.
Jimmy Gyasi Boateng, 2010
7
What's Up Doc?
For Dr Hilary Jones, the question 'What's up doc?' has been asked of him ever since he qualified as a doctor at the Royal Free hospital in London over thirty years ago.
Hilary Jones, 2010
8
Dirty Hungarian: Everyday Slang from What's Up? to F*%# Off!
Next time you’re in Hungary or just chattin’ in Hungarian with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they never teach you in school, including: * cool slang * funny insults * explicit sex terms * raw ...
Mark Adamsbaum, Réka Lengyel, 2012
9
What's Up, Cupcake?: Creating Amazing Cupcakes
Frosting is just the beginning of what you can do with cupcakes.
Dana Meachen Rau, 2012
10
What's Up, What's Down?
Pretend you're a toad.
Lola M. Schaefer, 2002

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. What's up? [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/whats-up>. Apr 2024 ».
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