What the Dickens?

Dickens is a euphemism for "devil". From Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor",(Act III, Scene II).
"I cannot tell what the dickens his name is".

(NOT from Charles Dickens.)

What the Dickens?

What the Dickens were you thinking?

348👍 87👎

what in tarnation?!?!

A term used by those south of the Mason-Dixon line. Used to describe suprising or shocking situations (similiar usage as "what the fuck")

What in tarnation!?!?!? Where did that copper-headed rattle water moccasin come from?!?

296👍 73👎

What's poppin'?

A question posed by a member of the United Blood Nation (UBN) to a pedestrian to which the proper response is:
" Five poppin', six droppin', Crip killer 'til my casket drop. Five alive, six must die, rest in peace to OGI TYE. "

UBN gang member: "What's poppin'?"

you: "Five poppin', six droppin', Crip killer 'til my casket drop. Five alive, six must die, rest in peace to OGI TYE. "

220👍 53👎

what exit?

Term used in New Jersey to describe one's location in relation to the Garden State Parkway. Equivalent to asking "where?"

When we told Alyssa we were getting a house down the shore, she responded with "what exit?"

33👍 5👎

what are we

Defining a relationship in your opinion... Having a relationship for a while, you eventually need to ask "what are we" to get the daring process going.

John: babe, what are be?
Mary: what do you want to be

John: yours!

*****DO NOT SAY "what do you mean"

"Huh"

"Idk"

DO NOT SAY THOSE THATS HOW TO RUIN A FUTURE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS IN THE WORKS***
What are we? Means I like you and want to date you are you good with that

67👍 12👎

What you on

It typically means what are you down to do, sometimes referred to as a sexual term.

Example:

Her: “I like you”
Him: “alright so what you on”

108👍 26👎

what they do?

Origin - Southeast. A replacement for "What's up?"

"What they do, lil' mama?"

51👍 10👎