what goes on

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what goes on

interjection

  1. dated Dated form of what's going on (“expression of concern, asking for an explanation”). I pulled a flashlight out of my pocket and stooped to flash it under the front wheels. The owner of the lot rushed up. "Hey, what goes on?" he yelled. "I don't want any spies around here. Get going. […]

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@misc{what_goes_on_2026,
  title = {what goes on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/what%20goes%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}