Meanings
- idiomaticrhetoricA rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.
You're still having problems with that idiot you employed last year? So, what's new?
Synonyms: what else is new
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseAn informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their life. A typical response might be "Not much; you?". The greeting is not always literal and may just be used to say hello.
phraseA rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 最近怎麼樣？ /最近怎么样？
- 最近怎麼樣？ /最近怎么样？ (zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?)informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Danish noget nyt?
- noget nyt?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Finnish kuulumiset, mitä uutta?
- kuulumisetthe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- mitä uutta?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- mitä kuuluu?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- onko mitään uuttaimplies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory
French nouveautés, quoi de neuf?
- nouveautésthe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- quoi de neuf?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
German was gibt's Neues?
- was gibt's Neues?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Greek τι νέα;
- τι νέα; (ti néa?)informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Hungarian újdonság, (…hogy) mi újság
- újdonságthe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- (…hogy) mi újság (van)the latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- mi újság?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- mi újság van?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- mi a helyzet?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Irish cén scéal?
- cén scéal?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Italian novita?
- novita?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Japanese お変わりありませんか？, 最近、何かあった？
- お変わりありませんか？ (o-kawari arimasen ka?)informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- 最近、何かあった？ (saikin, nani-ka atta?)informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Korean 별일없이 지내세요?, 별일 없니?
- 별일없이 지내세요? (byeorireopsi jinaeseyo?)informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- 별일 없니? (byeoril eomni?)informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Lithuanian kas naujo?
- kas naujo?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Persian چه خبر؟
- چه خبر؟informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Polish coś nowego, co nowego?
- coś nowegothe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- co nowego?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- a coś nowego?implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory
Portuguese novidades, o que há de novo
- novidadesthe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- o que há de novothe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- quais as novas?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- quais as novidades?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- qual a novidade?implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory
- qual é a novidade?implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory
- qual que é a novidade?implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory
Russian что но́вого?
- что но́вого? (što nóvovo?)informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Spanish novedades, ¿qué pasa?
- novedadesthe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
- ¿qué pasa?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- ¿qué te cuentas?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- ¿qué es de tu vida?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
- ¿quihubo?informal greeting asking what has happened recently
Cite this entry
what's new. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's%20new
“what's new.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what's%20new. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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