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

The National Weather Service notes that the heat index, or what the temperature feels like with humidity, can increase by up to 15 degrees Fahrenheit when under direct sun. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Nara did not specify exactly what type of cancer Whimsy was diagnosed with or what her current condition is now. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Some studios will have meetings upon meetings about things like tone or what props the productions plans to use. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

With stations such as Riverside’s KGGI now stripped of their local hosts, the company has said nothing about who — or what — will replace them. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Officials did not immediately say what the negotiations involved or what either side demanded. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 June 2026

No information about a suspect or what led up to the shooting was immediately released. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Heat index values — or what the heat actually feels like to the human body — could reach 105 to 115 degrees. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 29 June 2026

Without knowing what to review, which decisions to own or what questions to ask, leaders often keep their distance. — Umair Javed, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for or what

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