what's

UK/wɒts/US/wʌts/US/wɑts/US/ʍʌts/

contraction

What is.

“What’s going on?”

Meanings

contraction
  1. contractionWhat is.

    What’s going on?

  2. contractionWhat has.

    What’s that got to do with it?

  3. contractionWhat does.

    What’s that mean?

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with what's

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Sounds the same

watts (UK, wine–whine merger)
Cite this entry
APA

what's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's

MLA

“what's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what's,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's.

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