what about
And this option?
What about introduces a topic for consideration, usually as a question or suggestion.
It can propose an alternative: What about Thai food instead?
It can raise an objection or overlooked point: What about the people who can't afford it?
It can simply request information: What about your sister—is she coming?
The phrase often implies the speaker thinks something deserves attention it isn't getting.
Request for information
- wonderingFeeling curiosity about something
- curiosityDesire to learn
- askingPosing questions
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
pondering · exploring · suggesting · proposing · raising · bringing up · mentioning · floating
Another available choice
- optionAvailable course of action
- insteadAs a replacement
- changing subjectShifting conversational focus
- pivotingRotating around fixed point
different angle · counterpoint · tangent · digression · sidebar · detour · shift
question
Request for information
consideration · pondering · exploring · suggesting · proposing · raising · bringing up · mentioning · floating · broaching
alternative
Another available choice
- optionAvailable course of action
- insteadAs a replacement
- changing subjectShifting conversational focus
different angle · pivoting · counterpoint · tangent · digression · sidebar · detour · shift
what aboutnever mind
Retraction of a statement
forget about · case closed · moving on · as I was saying · end of discussion
what aboutI declare
Quaint surprised exclamation
to conclude · period · in short · full stop · the point is