wassupint.

Brit.

/wɒˈsʌp/, U.S.

/(h)wəˈsəp/

Forms: 1900s– wassup, 1900s– whassup, 1900s– wossup.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English what's up.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of what's up: see up adv.² 11d.

colloquial (now chiefly U.S.).

‘What's up?’ ‘What is happening?’ ‘What is the matter?’ In later use frequently as an informal greeting.

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1902 A. Morrison Hole in Wall 31 Marr, ducking and lolling over the table, here looked up and said: ‘Wassup? Fiddler won' go? Gi'm twopence an' kick'm downstairs.’

1927 P. MacDonald Patrol (1957) xiv. 119 ‘Whassup?’ he said, in a sibilant shout intended for a whisper.

1992 Spin Mar. 34/3 ‘Wassup, Lo,’ Ice Cube greets me as I walk up to the door of his hotel room.

1998 R. Stone Damascus Gate ii. l. 371 ‘Yo, Sonia,’ he said, finding her sad at the window. ‘Whassup, home?’

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 May a1/1 Kim from Sydney, Australia, said she called a phone on the corner of 57th and Broadway in Manhattan, where a guy answered, ‘Wassup’ and said he had never heard of Australia.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	wassup
释义	wassupint. Brit. /wɒˈsʌp/, U.S. /(h)wəˈsəp/ Forms: 1900s– wassup, 1900s– whassup, 1900s– wossup. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English what's up. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of what's up: see up adv.² 11d. colloquial (now chiefly U.S.). ‘What's up?’ ‘What is happening?’ ‘What is the matter?’ In later use frequently as an informal greeting. ΚΠ 1902 A. Morrison Hole in Wall 31 Marr, ducking and lolling over the table, here looked up and said: ‘Wassup? Fiddler won' go? Gi'm twopence an' kick'm downstairs.’ 1927 P. MacDonald Patrol (1957) xiv. 119 ‘Whassup?’ he said, in a sibilant shout intended for a whisper. 1992 Spin Mar. 34/3 ‘Wassup, Lo,’ Ice Cube greets me as I walk up to the door of his hotel room. 1998 R. Stone Damascus Gate ii. l. 371 ‘Yo, Sonia,’ he said, finding her sad at the window. ‘Whassup, home?’ 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 13 May a1/1 Kim from Sydney, Australia, said she called a phone on the corner of 57th and Broadway in Manhattan, where a guy answered, ‘Wassup’ and said he had never heard of Australia. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1902
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