What is it?interrog. Hello, what is hap-
pening? What is it? Tsup? What is it?
What’s happening?
What’ll it be?interrog. What do you want.
(Typically said when offering someone
drinks. See also What’s yours?) Okay,
Mac, what’ll it be? What’ll it be, chum?
What’s buzzin’ (cousin)?interrog. What’s
happening? Hey, chum! What’s buzzin’
cousin? What’s buzzin’ around here?
What’s cooking?interrog. What is hap-
pening?; What’s about to happen?
What’s cooking? Anything interesting?
What’s cooking anyway?
What’s eating someone?interrog. What
is bothering someone? Gee, Tom,
what’s eating you? What’s eating Fred?
He’s in a rotten humor.
What’s going down?interrog. What’s hap-
pening? I can’t figure out what’s going
down around here. Hey, man, what’s
going down?
What’s going on?interrog. What is hap-
pening here? I hear a lot of noise.
What’s going on? What’s all this broken
glass? What’s going on?
What’s happ(ening)? interrog. Hello,
what’s new? Hey, dude! What’s hap-
pening? What’s happ? How’s it goin’?
what’s his face and what’s his namen.
someone whose name has been forgot-
ten; someone whose name is being
avoided. Was what’s his name there? I
never can remember his name. I can’t
remember what’s his face’s name either.
what’s his nameGo to what’s his face.
What’s in it for me?interrog. How do I
benefit from it? I might help out.
What’s in it for me? I might be able to
contribute a little. What’s in it for me?
What’s in the bag!interrog.Hello, how are
you? Hey, man! What’s in the bag?
What in the bag, my man?
whatsisand whatsit; whatzit; whazzit
[“W@tsIs and “W@tsIt, “W@tsIt, “W@zIt] n.
<a name for a person or thing whose real
name has been forgotten or is being
avoided.> Hand me that whatsis, will
you? Put this little whatzit on the top
and another on the bottom.
whatsitGo to whatsis.What’s it to you?interrog. What does it
matter to you?; Is it any of your business?
What’s it to you if I don’t do it? So I
broke my glasses. What’s it to you?
What’s new?interrog. Hello, how are you?;
What has happened since I last saw you?
Hi, Jim! What’s new? What’s new
with you?
What someone said.sent. I agree with
what someone just said, although I might
not have been able to say it as well or so
elegantly. What John said. And I agree
100 percent. What you said.What’s poppin’?interrog. Hello, what is
happening? What’s poppin’? Anything
new? What’s poppin’, G?
What’s shakin’ (bacon)?interrog. How are
you?; What is new? What’s shakin’ ba-
con? What’s going down? Hi, Jim.
What’s shakin’?
What’s the catch?interrog. What is the
drawback?; It sounds good. Are there any
hidden problems? Sounds too good to
be true. What’s the catch? This looks like
a good deal. What’s the catch?
What’s the deal?Go to What’s the scam?What’s the good word?interrog. Hello,
how are you? Hi, Jim! What’s the good
word? Haven’t seen you in a long time.
What’s the good word?
What’s the scam? and What’s the deal?
interrog. What is going on around here?
There’s a big rumpus down the hall.
What’s the scam? I gave you a twenty,
and you give me five back? What’s the
deal? Where’s my other five?
What(’s) up?interrog. What is going on?;
What is happening? (See also (T)sup?;
Wusup?) Hi, Jim! What up? Haven’t
seen you in a month of Sundays. What’s
up?What’s up, doc?interrog. What is hap-
pening here? What’s up, doc? How’re
things going?What’s up, doc?