what's new
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what's new
noun
- The latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life. We send out a newsletter to our clients every week to tell them what's new in the company.
phrase
- An informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their life. A typical response might be "Not much; you?". The greeting is not always literal and may just be used to say hello.
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A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.
You're still having problems with that idiot you employed last year? So, what's new?
Similar: what else is new
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noun the latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life
| Español | novedades |
|---|---|
| Português | novidades, o que há de novo |
| Français | nouveautés |
phrase implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory
| Português | qual a novidade?, qual é a novidade?, qual que é a novidade? |
|---|
phrase informal greeting asking what has happened recently
| Español | ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué te cuentas?, ¿qué es de tu vida?, ¿quihubo? |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 별일없이 지내세요? byeorireopsi jinaeseyo?, 별일 없니? byeoril eomni? |
| 日本語 | お変わりありませんか？ o-kawari arimasen ka?, 最近、何かあった？ saikin, nani-ka atta? |
| 中文 | 最近怎麼樣？ /最近怎么样？ zuìjìn zěnmeyàng? |
| Português | quais as novas?, quais as novidades? |
| Français | quoi de neuf? |
| Deutsch | was gibt's Neues? |
| Italiano | novita? |
| Ελληνικά | τι νέα; ti néa? |
| Русский | что но́вого? što nóvovo? |
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title = {what's new},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/what's%20new},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
