or what

phrase

informal

1

—used to ask about what is happening, being done, etc.

Is it snowing, raining, or what?

So are you ready to leave or what?

2

—used to ask if someone agrees with one

Is this exciting or what?

Examples of or what in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s no way to know who’s behind the rating, or what their bar for five stars even is. — Nirav Tolia, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

The complaint does not identify specific remarks or what particular conduct was against her ethnicity. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Our concern is that the White House is putting Congress in the position of voting on a CISA extension without knowing how the GOLD EAGLE program is operating, who’s involved, or what statutory authority is being invoked. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

Very few can say what each seller could produce if the friction around their work were removed, or what share of that potential is being realized today. — Sreedhar Peddineni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for or what

• abut
• catgut
• chesnut
• chestnut
• donut
• doughnut
• groundnut
• haircut
• hindgut
• midgut
• precut
• rebut