"that's what's up" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-that's what's up.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=that's what's up}} that's what's up
  1. (slang) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see that's, what's up. Tags: slang Synonyms: hell yeah, I know that's right, that's wassup, true that, word [slang], yup
    Sense id: en-that's_what's_up-en-phrase-Fybe~cYz Categories (other): English deixes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English sentences, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English deixes: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English sentences: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 75 25
  2. (slang) Used to express acquiescence or concurrence; true; indeed. Tags: slang Translations (slang phrase): c’est ça (French), э́то зачёт (éto začót) [neuter] (Russian), aynen (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-that's_what's_up-en-phrase-gBbNPzli Disambiguation of 'slang phrase': 36 64

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