whusspron.
/hwʌs/ U.S. colloquial (chiefly in African-American usage).
‘What is..?’
ΚΠ
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).
<
pron.1935- monomerous
- monomers
- monometallic
- monometallism
- monometallisms
- monometallist
- monometallists
- monometer
- monometers
- monomethyl
- monomethylamine
- monomethylate
- monomethylated
- monomethylic
- monometric
- monometrical
- monometrically
- monomial
- monomials
- monomictic
- monomineral
- monomineralic
- monomino
- monomode
- monomode fibre