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What's shaking is a casual greeting asking what's happening or what's new—equivalent to "what's up" or "what's going on." It emerged from mid-20th-century American slang and retains a slightly retro, breezy feel: Hey, what's shaking?
The phrase expects either a brief update or simply another greeting in return.
- heyInformal greeting or summons
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- howdyInformal rural greeting
- yoCasual interjection for attention
- informal speechRelaxed, conversational language
beatnik · sup · hiya · camaraderie · rock the boat · colloquialism · make waves · hustle and bustle · get the ball rolling · regional dialects · roll with the punches · g'day · groovy · ahoy · long time no see · wassup · cool cat · laid back
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Formal spoken greeting
good evening · good morning · good afternoon · greetings · salutations
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