whusspron.
/hwʌs/ U.S. colloquial (chiefly in African-American usage).
‘What is..?’
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1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. iii. 74 Whuss de matter, Jack?
1938 C. Himes Pork Chop Paradise in Black on Black (1973) 174 Whuss yo' name?
1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 11/2 Whuss happnin'?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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