whuss|hwʌs| U.S. (chiefly Black English) colloq.abbrev. of ‘what is..?’ 1935Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men (1970) i. iii. 74 Whuss de matter, Jack?1938C. Himes Pork Chop Paradise in Black on Black (1973) 174 Whuss yo' name?1977Rolling Stone 16 June 11/2 Whuss happnin'?