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wassup

wassup

3 9.9
A casual way to ask someone how they are or what they are doing
  • interjection
  • /wɑːsʌp/
  • Slang
translation icon : ¿qué tal?
  • Yo, wassup?
  • Yo, wassup
  • says, "wassup"

Examples

Synonyms

what's good
vswassup
  • Informal
38 9.1

A casual greeting asking how someone is or what's new

asks generally about how someone is or what they are doing not only positives
sup
vswassup
  • Slang
2 9.9

A short informal way to ask how someone is

is the same meaning but differs only in informal form
how goes it
vswassup
  • Archaic
2 8.5

To ask someone how they are when you meet them

focuses on the person's state or actions rather than general situations
suh
vswassup
  • Slang
2 9.9

A casual way to say hello to someone

asks specifically about someone's state or activities rather than just greeting
supp
vswassup
  • Slang
9.9

A casual hello used to ask how someone is doing

focuses on asking about someone's state or activities specifically
happenin'
vswassup
  • Slang
9.9

A casual greeting that asks what is going on

asks about condition or activities rather than focusing on events
hiya doin'
vswassup
  • UK
9.9

A friendly informal greeting asking how someone is

asks about both feelings and current activities rather than feelings alone
how are you diddling
vswassup
  • Archaic
9.9

A friendly informal greeting that asks how someone is doing

is the general informal greeting rather than a British regional form

Antonyms

1.0

Words people say when they leave each other

How Informal

wassup
  • Slang
3 9.9
hey
  • Informal
3.6
hi
  • Informal
1.0
hello
9 1.0
good morning
480 1.0

Surface Forms

wassup main

Morphology

wassup = what (semi-transparent) = up + what

Formally a phonetic spelling of the conversational phrase 'what's up'; the components are identifiable but the greeting is idiomatic rather than a literal compositional meaning. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Wassup is a casual short form of what's up, made from what + up, which means 'what is happening' or 'how are you'. Think of it as saying what's up very fast, which is why it sounds like 'wassup' and is used as a friendly, informal greeting.