"wut" meaning in English

See wut in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /wʌt/ [US]
Rhymes: -ʌt Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} wut, {{en-pron}} wut
  1. (Internet slang, nonstandard, eye dialect) What, both in its standard meaning as an interjection, but especially as a response to an outrageous or unexpected statement. This frase became increasingly popular in the early 2000s due to internet culture. Tags: Internet, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Derived forms: lolwut, lol wut Coordinate_terms: woat, wot
    Sense id: en-wut-en-intj-GThPEArT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English eye dialect, English pronouns

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