what was that

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what was that

phrase what's that

  1. colloquial What did you just say? Synonym of say again.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, was, that.

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phrase What did you just say

中文你剛才說什麼? /你刚才说什么? nǐ gāngcái shuō shénme?
Françaisde quoi

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"what was that." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/what%20was%20that. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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what was that. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/what%20was%20that

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"what was that." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/what%20was%20that.

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@misc{what_was_that_2026,
  title = {what was that},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/what%20was%20that},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}