whusspron.
/hwʌs/ U.S. colloquial (chiefly in African-American usage).
‘What is..?’
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1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. iii. 74 Whuss de matter, Jack?
1938 C. Himes Pork Chop Paradise in Black on Black (1973) 174 Whuss yo' name?
1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 11/2 Whuss happnin'?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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pron.1935- to give something a rest
- to give something a thought
- to give something another thought
- to give something in lot to
- to give something mouth
- to give something one's best shot
- to give something the chuck
- to give something the double o
- to give something to a person on a plate
- to give something to lot to
- to give something to on a plate
- to give something up as a bad job
- to give something words
- to give space
- to give start to
- to give state and seisin
- to give stead
- to give stick
- to give stink eye
- to give stream to
- to give stretch to
- to give suck
- to give sureties
- to give surety
- to give swinge