say what

phrase

US, informal

—used to express surprise at what someone has just said

"I'm moving out." "Say what?"

Examples of say what in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sheriff's office did not say what led to the boat becoming capsized. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 July 2026

The jobs that grow are the ones that supervise, design and audit the agents—people who can say what good output looks like catch the agent being confidently wrong and own the judgment calls that never go away. — Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Copa’s site does not say what people ineligible for free service will have to pay, and a query to Copa’s US public-relations firm sent Monday had not yielded further details by Tuesday afternoon. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026

Your 3rd House of Communication awakens as the intuitive Moon moves in, sharpening timing and nudging you to say what helps tasks move. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for say what

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