what's up
How are things
What's up is a casual greeting or inquiry, roughly equivalent to "how are you?" or "what's happening?" It often expects no real answer: What's up?
Not much.
It can also ask what's wrong or what someone wants: You look upset—what's up?
The greeting is sometimes spelled as a single word, wassup or whassup, reflecting casual pronunciation.
Common spoken greeting
- hiInformal spoken salutation
- heyInformal greeting or summons
- howdyInformal rural greeting
- yoCasual interjection for attention
sup · hiya · salutations · how's it going · how are you · greetings · wave · nod
One's relative position
- newsReports of recent events
- scoopFirst-reported story
- lowdownEssential inside facts
- detailsSpecific pieces of information
explanation · clarification · catch up · briefing · rundown
Reporting your arrival
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- careAttentive regard for others
- empathySharing another's emotions
reassurance · comfort · listening · understanding · attentive · compassionate
hello
Common spoken greeting
yo · sup · hiya · salutations · how's it going · how are you · greetings · wave · nod · acknowledgment
status
One's relative position
details · explanation · clarification · catch up · briefing · rundown
checking in
Reporting your arrival
empathy · reassurance · comfort · listening · understanding · attentive · compassionate
- Pleasantriesplease, thank you, thanks, sorry, excuse me
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- Common Phraseshello, goodbye, thank you, please, sorry
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- reunion phraseslong time no see, old friend, familiar face, good old days, welcome back
- phone greetingshello, hi, hey, good morning, good afternoon
what's upgood morning
Daytime greeting phrase
good afternoon · good evening · how do you do · pleased to meet you · greetings
what's upgoodbye
Departing salutation
farewell · see you later · take care · bye · so long
what's upgo away
Command to leave
leave me alone · not now · I'm busy · cold shoulder · brush-off
what, update, uplift, whatever, upbeat, uphold, uproot, what's, upturn