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Definition of wassup
wassup 
interjection
- "what's up".
Wassup, Rose? How are you doing?
- See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: hello and other greetings.
Last edited on Apr 02 2013. Submitted by Joe from West Babylon, NY, USA on Feb 17 2000.
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| Definitions include: a greeting; "what's the deal?"; "what's going on?". | |
| Definitions include: a greeting / inquiry about a person's well-being or recent activities. | |
| Definitions include: a combination of the word 'sup and the word b. | |
| Definitions include: a greeting similar in form to "What's up?" or "What's crackin'?", but more related to new trends on the Internet. | |
| Definitions include: a greeting; the first half of a call and response salutation -usually followed by the response "It is what it is." | |
| Definitions include: exclamatory greeting, like saying what's up or what's doing. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of "what's up". | |
| Definitions include: a greeting, usually between men. | |
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| Definitions include: "hello". | |
| Definitions include: "How is it?" | |
| Definitions include: "How are you?" | |
| Definitions include: a greeting; "what's going on?" | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "What's up". | |
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| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: to misbehave. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
| Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
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| Definitions include: to increase. | |
| Definitions include: to contribute one's share. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: to make something like ass. | |
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| Definitions include: strange / stupid. | |
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| Definitions include: to move away from. | |
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| Definitions include: a shortened form of "what's up". | |
| Definitions include: a combination of the word 'sup and the word b. | |
| Definitions include: what's up bud of friend. | |
| Definitions include: it means: what is up? how are you? | |
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| Definitions include: "what's up". | |
| Definitions include: Another way to say what's up. | |
| Definitions include: a greeting similar in form to "What's up?" or "What's crackin'?", but more related to new trends on the Internet. | |
| Definitions include: a greeting. | |
| Definitions include: What's up? | |
| Definitions include: a greeting, synonymous with greetings such as "What's going on?" | |
| Definitions include: what's up or what's happening. | |
| Definitions include: a greeting, synonymous with "What's up?". | |
| Definitions include: What's up how you doing? Or How are things? | |
| Definitions include: a female whose name one doesn't remember. | |
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