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wut

US/wʌt/

interjection

What, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This phrase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture.

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Meanings

interjection

Internetnonstandardpronunciation spellingWhat, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This phrase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wut

but cut ut butt shut hut gut biscuit strut smut tut putt Hutt glut rut undercut knut crosscut rebut abut recut shat uppercut jut

Cite this entry

APA

wut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wut

MLA

“wut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wut.

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