"what's cooking" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-what's cooking.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj|head=what's cooking?}} what's cooking?
  1. (idiomatic, informal) A greeting, similar to how are you?; what's happening?; what's up?; what's new? Tags: idiomatic, informal Translations (greeting): hvað segist? (Icelandic), hvað er títt? (Icelandic), cosa sta succendendo? (Italian), che succede? (Italian), quid rei est? (Latin), ce mai faci? (Romanian), cum o mai duci? (Romanian), ŝto ima? (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-what's_cooking-en-intj-LS2v7JUr Disambiguation of 'greeting': 88 12
  2. (idiomatic) Expression of concern, asking for an explanation, similar to what's going on?; what's the problem?; what gives? Tags: idiomatic Translations (request for an explanation): cosa sta succedendo? (Italian), ce se întâmplă? (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-what's_cooking-en-intj-FMmvkZrY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'request for an explanation': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: what's up with, what gives, what's with, how's tricks
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          "word": "cosa sta succendendo?"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "hvað segist?"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "hvað er títt?"
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      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "cosa sta succendendo?"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "che succede?"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "quid rei est?"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "ce mai faci?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "cum o mai duci?"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "greeting",
      "word": "ŝto ima?"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "request for an explanation",
      "word": "cosa sta succedendo?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "request for an explanation",
      "word": "ce se întâmplă?"
    }
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