that's what's up

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

Used to express acquiescence or concurrence; true; indeed.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đồng ý hoặc đồng thuận

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

I choose this particular terminology because of the frequency with which I heard it used either in describing a person (“she knows what's up”) or as a statement of approval in response to a particular thought or idea that was introduced (“that's what's up”)

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see that's, what's up.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sử dụng ngoài nghĩa bóng hoặc thành ngữ: xem that's, what's up

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “that's what's up” mean?

Used to express acquiescence or concurrence; true; indeed.

Is “that's what's up” formal or informal?

that's what's up is generally slang.